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recluse

1. re.cluse \'rek-.lu:s, 'rek-.lu:z\ \ri-'klu:-siv, -ziv\ aj [ME, fr. OF 
   reclus, lit., shut up, fr. LL reclusus, pp. of reclu]dere to shut up, fr. L 
   re- + claudere to close - more at CLOSE : marked by withdrawal from society 
   : SOLITARY  - re.clu.sive aj
2. recluse n : a person who leads a secluded or solitary life : HERMIT