hermit
noun /ˈhɜːmɪt/
/ˈhɜːrmɪt/
- a person who, usually for religious reasons, lives a very simple life alone and does not meet or talk to other peopleTopics Religion and festivalsc2Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French hermite, from late Latin eremita, from Greek erēmitēs, from erēmos ‘solitary’.