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solitarian

solitarian noun: a hermit; one who is solitary.

Noun

solitarian (plural solitarians)

  1. (obsolete) A hermit; one who is solitary.
    • This man gathered together all the dispersed monks and other solitarians of Italy, so that in a short time he had no less than twelve monasteries about him.1698, Sir Roger Twisden, The Beginners of a Monastick Life

Forms of solitarian

pluralsolitarians

Origin of solitarian

See solitary.

Questions about solitarian

What does solitarian mean?
Solitarian means a hermit; one who is solitary.
What part of speech is solitarian?
Solitarian is a noun.
What is the plural of solitarian?
The plural of solitarian is solitarians.

Words near solitarian in the dictionary

  1. solipsizing
  2. Solis
  3. solisequious
  4. solitaire
  5. solitaires
  6. solitarian
  7. solitarians
  8. solitaries
  9. solitariety
  10. solitarily
  11. solitariness

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