hermit
Collocations
4ADJ.
batty, blue, old
VERB + HERMIT
book, like, lives
HERMIT + NOUN
crab, himself, person
PREP.
in
Definitions
noun
A religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons; an eremite.
A recluse; someone who lives alone and shuns human companionship.
Solitary the thrush, / The hermit withdrawn to himself, avoiding the settlements, / Sings by himself a song.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.
A spiced cookie made with molasses, raisins, and nuts.
A hermit crab.
Because hermits are decapods and do not live within their own shells, they are not considered to be true crabs.
Any in the subfamily Phaethornithinae of hummingbirds.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — one who lives in solitude
- recluse
- solitary
- solitudinarian
- troglodyte
noun — one retired from society for religious reasons
- anchorite
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Solitary the thrush, / The hermit withdrawn to himself, avoiding the settlements, / Sings by himself a song.
WiktionaryMillie told him he sounded like some batty hermit who lived in a cave.
WiktionaryBecause hermits are decapods and do not live within their own shells, they are not considered to be true crabs.
WiktionaryThe hermit lived in a wooden hut.
Tatoeba · #27086Tom is a hermit.
Tatoeba · #2272810A hermit is a person who lives in a simple way apart from others especially for religious reasons.
Tatoeba · #2450132