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Hermit

/hˈɜrmət/
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(noun) A religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons; an eremite.

The hermit lived in a wooden hut.
Tom is a hermit.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The old man lived as a ____ in a small cabin deep in the woods, far away from any people.

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