retreatant

[ ri-treet-nt ]

/ rɪˈtrit nt /

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noun

a person who takes part in a religious retreat.

Nearby words

retrainee, retral, retread, retreat, retreat from reality, retreatant, retreatism, retrench, retrenchment, retrial, retribution

Origin of retreatant

First recorded in 1875–80; retreat + -ant

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Examples from the Web for retreatant

Then they told him that a retreatant would communicate and he answered 'Just so, I shall communicate him.'
En Route|J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans