Definitions
one who lives in solitude
Word origin
From Middle English hermite, heremite, eremite, from Old French eremite, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin eremita, from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης (erēmítēs, “person of the desert”) from ἐρημία (erēmía, “desert, solitude”), from ἔρημος (érēmos) or ἐρῆμος (erêmos, “uninhabited”) plus -ίτης (-ítēs, “one connected to, a member of”). Doublet of eremite. Displaced native Old English ānsetla.
Used in a sentence
“Solitary the thrush, / The hermit withdrawn to himself, avoiding the settlements, / Sings by himself a song.”
“Millie told him he sounded like some batty hermit who lived in a cave.”
“Because hermits are decapods and do not live within their own shells, they are not considered to be true crabs.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Lives alone”6 letters
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