recluse > define

noun

• One who lives in solitude.
  • synonyms: hermit, solitary, solitudinarian, troglodyte

adjective

• Withdrawn from society; seeking solitude.
  • usage: "lived an unsocial reclusive life"
  • synonyms: reclusive, withdrawn

• (a.) A person who lives in seclusion from intercourse with the world, as a hermit or monk; specifically, one of a class of secluded devotees who live in single cells, usually attached to monasteries.
• (v.t.) To shut up; to seclude.
• (a.) The place where a recluse dwells.
• (a.) Shut up; sequestered; retired from the world or from public notice; solitary; living apart; as, a recluse monk or hermit; a recluse life.