noun
hermit
HUR-miht
noun
1
A person who lives alone, away from other people, often by choice.
"He became something of a hermit after retiring to the mountains."
"The old hermit had not spoken to another person in years."
2
A small creature that lives inside a borrowed shell, i.e. a hermit crab.
"The children found a hermit scuttling across the sand."
How to Use Hermit
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomeone who deliberately lives away from other people, often in isolation.
Common pairings
live like a hermit
become a hermit
hermit crab
Word Forms
hermits plural
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek erēmítēs ("person of the desert"), via Old French eremite and Late Latin eremita.