hermit
A religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons; an eremite.
Other meanings
A recluse; someone who lives alone and shuns human companionship.
A spiced cookie made with molasses, raisins, and nuts.
Related words
- bald-headed hermit
- garden hermit
- hermie
- hermitage
- hermitary
- hermit-bird
- hermit crab
- hermit-crow
- hermitess
- hermithood
- hermitic
- hermitical
Word history
From Ancient Greek "ἐρημίτης" (person of the desert).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “hermit” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.