eremite
Plural: eremites
Noun
- A hermit or solitary recluse, especially a religious one.
- a Christian recluse
- A hermit; a religious recluse, someone who lives alone.
Examples
- The opponent, an eremite of word games, played with intense focus, rarely speaking.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin eremita, from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης (erēmítēs), from ἐρῆμος (erêmos, “uninhabited”) + -ίτης (-ítēs). Doublet of hermit.
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 9
eremite: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worderemite: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
eremite: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 10
eremite: valid Words With Friends Word