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hermit

/ˈhɜːmɪt/ · noun

Meaning

  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.
  5. A hummingbird in the subfamily Phaethornithinae.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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