reclusenoun [ C ]
uk/rɪˈkluːs/us/rɪˈkluːs/a person who lives alone and avoids going outside or talking to other people:
He is a millionaire recluse who refuses to give interviews.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Alone
- abandon
- apart
- be in a minority of one idiom
- castaway
- deserted
- herself
- himself
- like a shag on a rock idiom
- lone wolf
- lonely
- loner
- lonesome
- shut
- shut yourself away
- sole
- solely
- solitude
- solo
- stag
- themselves
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reclusive
adjective uk/rɪˈkluː.sɪv/us/rɪˈkluː.sɪv/