Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A hermit; a solitary.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete A hermit; a solitary.

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  • noun obsolete A hermit; one who is solitary.

Etymologies

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See solitary.

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Examples

  • Jackson aside this is arguably a one-man show, and Cusack, who follows in the solitarian thriller footsteps of James Stewart in Rear Window, convinces as a man slowly unhinged by the supernatural entities that roam inside the room, along with doing battle with his own inner demons that resurface to etch him into insanity.

    1408 | Obsessed With Film 2007

  • In 1947, a 70-year-old solitarian from Michigan gave Garbo the ultimate recluse props by leaving his entire estate to her upon his death.

    Paste Magazine 2010

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