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How to pronounce hermit in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms recluse, solitary, solitudinarian, troglodyte
Type of lone hand, lone wolf, loner
Derivation hermitic, hermitical
Type Words
Synonyms anchorite
Type of eremite
Derivation hermitic, hermitical

Examples of hermit

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He sat there like a hermit, all the time rolling a cricket ball across his hand.
From the independent.co.uk
In fact, these types of Minutemen are obsequious toward this hermit on the hill.
From the nytimes.com
In the thin dawn light, Cohen raced to a nearby cave once home to an old hermit.
From the time.com
So, for the next days the hermit prayed with Louis, and the king died in peace.
From the kansas.com
Native species, including hermit crabs, face challenges on land and in the water.
From the washingtonpost.com
Today, hermit crabs live their entire lives on land, except for the larval stage.
From the sciencedaily.com
The shells of sea snails are used for protection by many kinds of hermit crabs.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Hermit crabs must instead resort to queuing up as they wait near empty shells.
From the sciencedaily.com
A person who is living in the forest as a hermit after giving up material desires.
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  • Anchorite: one retired from society for religious reasons
  • One who lives in solitude
  • A hermit is a person who lives, to some degree, in seclusion from society.
  • The Hermit (Chazara briseis) is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae. It can be found in North Africa, Southern Europe, Asia Minor, the Caucasus, Kazakhstan, Middle Asia through Afghanistan, and North-Western China and Tuva.
  • Hermit (1864u20131890), sometimes known, incorrectly as "The Hermit", was a 19th-century British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a racing career which lasted from April 1866 until July 1869 he ran 23 times and won eight races. He was a leading two-year-old in 1866 and won the 1867 Epsom Derby, despite breaking down in training shortly before the race...
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  • The Hermit (IX) is the ninth trump or Major Arcana card in most traditional Tarot decks. It is used in game playing as well as in divination.
  • The Hermit is a Canadian electronica group started by Hamish Thomson. Based in Vancouver, the group initially consisted solely of Thomson but has come to include other musicians, notably singer Allison Shevernoha. The Hermit is known for its uplifting sound and down-to-earth drum beats.
  • A religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons; an eremite; A recluse; someone who lives alone and shuns human companionship; A spiced cookie made with molasses, raisins, and nuts