recluse
a person who lives in solitary retirement and avoids society
Word origin: From Latin recludere, to shut away.
Recluse in a sentence
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After the scandal, he became a recluse, rarely leaving his countryside estate.
After the success of his first novel, the author became a recluse, declining interviews and seldom leaving his rural cabin.
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The novelist's late style is admired precisely for its blank: every superfluous phrase has been pared away, leaving prose of startling economy.
Using “recluse” well
A recluse withdraws from society deliberately and lives in solitude, a stronger separation than simply being shy or private. The related adjective is reclusive.
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