hermit

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Pronunciation

• (GA) IPA: /ˈhɝmɪt/
• (RP) IPA: /ˈhɜːmɪt/

Noun

hermit (plural hermits)

1. A religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons; an eremite.
2. A recluse; someone who lives alone and shuns human companionship.
3. A spiced cookie made with molasses, raisins, and nuts.
4. A hermit crab.
   • 2016, Vicki Judah, ‎Kathy Nuttall, Exotic Animal Care and Management (page 279)

     Because hermits are decapods and do not live within their own shells, they are not considered to be true crabs.

5. A hummingbird in the subfamily Phaethornithinae.

Synonyms

In the sense of hermit:

• anchorite
• eremite
• recluse
• See also Thesaurus:recluse

Translations

• French: ermite, ermitane
• German: Einsiedler, Eremit
• Italian: eremita, anacoreta
• Portuguese: eremita, ermitão
• Russian: отше́льник
• Spanish: ermitaño

Translations

• French: ermite
• Italian: eremita
• Portuguese: eremita, ermitão
• Russian: отше́льник
• Spanish: ermitaño

Translations

• Spanish: ermitaño

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