noun
- a person who lives alone and avoids other people
adjective
- living alone and avoiding contact with other people
Usage: formal
Examples
- After his retirement, he became a recluse and rarely left his house.
- The famous author was known to be a recluse who avoided public appearances.
- She lived a recluse life in the mountains for twenty years.
- The old man was something of a recluse, preferring books to people.
- Despite being wealthy, the recluse had no interest in social events.
- He chose a recluse existence after the tragedy changed his life.