house hermit en · NOUN
Meanings
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A person who remains at home and rarely goes out.
It feels strange to be back on my usual commute, after so long being a house hermit.
2021, Mary Hargreaves, Enough Already:The world was getting smaller and smaller and he had a feeling he was soon gonna be a house hermit, trapped indoors with books and the T.V.
1990, Spectrum, volume 32, page 29:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| house hermits | Number=Plur | lexicographic |