Word Meaning

recluse definition and meaning

a. Shut up; sequestered; retired from the world or from public notice; solitary; living apart; as, a recluse monk or hermit; a recluse life.
a. A person who lives in seclusion from intercourse with the world, as a hermit or monk; specifically, one of a class of secluded devotees who live in single cells, usually attached to monasteries.
a. The place where a recluse dwells.
v. t. To shut up; to seclude.

Crossword clues for recluse

- Anchorite
- Hermit
- Loner left inside in failed rescue
- One who lives in solitude
- Solitary person