A person who lives in seclusion from intercourse with the world, as a hermit or monk; specifically, one of a class of secluded devotees who live in single cells, usually attached to monasteries
A recluse is a person who lives alone and deliberately avoids other people. His widow became a virtual recluse for the remainder of her life. someone who chooses to live alone, and does not like seeing or talking to other people (reclus , from recludere )