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hermits
[hur-mit] 
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hermit
[hur-mit]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who chose to live alone |
| Synonyms: | anchorite, ascetic, eremite, misanthrope, outside of human society anchoret, pillarist, recluse, skeptic, solitaire, solitarian, solitary, stylite |
| Main Entry: | loner |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | recluse |
| Synonyms: | anomic, hermit, introvert, lone wolf, outsider, solitary |
| Main Entry: | monk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | man who devotes life to contemplation of god |
| Synonyms: | abbot, anchorite, ascetic, brother, cenobite, eremite, friar, hermit, monastic, priest, recluse, religious, solitary |
| Notes: | the difference between a monk and a friar is that friars get out and do not stay in monasteries |
| Main Entry: | recluse |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who does not want social contact |
| Synonyms: | anchorite, ascetic, cenobite, eremite, hermit, monk, nun, solitaire, solitary, troglodyte |
| Antonyms: | extrovert |
| Main Entry: | lone wolf |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who avoids other |
| Synonyms: | hermit, independent, individualist, lone hand, loner, nonconformist, odd man out, outsider, pariah, rogue elephant, separatist, solitary |
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