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recluse

[rek-loos, ri-kloos, ri-kloos, rek-loos] / ˈrɛk lus, rɪˈklus, rɪˈklus, ˈrɛk lus /
NOUN
person who does not want social contact
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Goetz himself is still alive, a squirrel-feeding recluse who lives in virtual poverty so as not to have to pay the massive judgment against him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Ed says she wasn't a recluse as some have suggested and was very sociable with the people she knew.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025

Born in Virginia, D'Angelo was something of a recluse and only periodically surfaced to release music, most of which was received favorably by fans and critics.

From Barron's • Oct. 14, 2025

We Americans love our literary losers, and who better to give us the latest version of a recluse with a heart of gold than Walter?

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2025

A recluse story contained more sense, but Royal thought the army part was claptrap.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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