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hermit

Pronunciation: /ˈhəːmɪt/

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Definition of hermit

noun

  • 1a person living in solitude as a religious discipline.
  • a reclusive or solitary person.
  • 2a hummingbird found in the shady lower layers of tropical forests, foraging along a regular route.
    • Phaethornis and other genera, family Trochilidae: several species

Derivatives

hermitic

Pronunciation: /-ˈmɪtɪk/

adjective

hermitism

Pronunciation: /həˈmɪtɪz(ə)m/

noun

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French hermite, from late Latin eremita, from Greek erēmitēs, from erēmos 'solitary'

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Definition of hermit in the US English dictionary