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recluse
noun [C] /rɪˈkluːs/Definition
› a person who lives alone and avoids going outside or talking to other people: He is a millionaire recluse who refuses to give interviews.AloneSeparateness and isolation in space reclusive
/-ˈkluː.sɪv/ adjective AloneSeparateness and isolation in space
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- be in a minority of one idiom
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