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Adjective: recluse  're,kloos or ri'kloos [N. Amer], ri'kloos [Brit]
  1. Keeping away from society; seeking solitude
    "lived an unsocial recluse life";
    - reclusive, withdrawn
Noun: recluse  're,kloos or ri'kloos [N. Amer], ri'kloos [Brit]
  1. One who lives in solitude
    - hermit, solitary, solitudinarian, troglodyte

Derived forms: recluses

See also: unsocial

Type of: lone hand, lone wolf, loner

Encyclopedia: Recluse, Wyoming

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