hermit

Everyday

1. A hermit is a person who chooses to live alone, away from other people, often for religious reasons or to think and pray. tree →
2. Someone who hardly ever goes out or meets people is sometimes jokingly called a hermit. tree →
3. A hermit crab is a crab that lives inside an empty shell of another sea animal. tree →

In the lessons

In church and history lessons, hermits were monks or holy people who lived alone in caves, deserts or huts to pray; Christians remember early hermits in the Egyptian desert. In science lessons, the hermit crab moves into bigger shells as it grows. In stories, a hermit is often a mysterious old person in the woods. Phrases: «live like a hermit», «hermit crab», «become a hermit».

Examples

• The hermit lived alone in a cave on the hill. tree →
• Long ago, some Christians became hermits to pray in the desert. tree →
• A hermit crab looks for a bigger shell when it grows. tree →
• Since he started his game, my brother has been a hermit in his room. tree →
• In the story, the children met a wise hermit in the forest. tree →
• The hermit grew vegetables and rarely spoke to anyone. tree →
• “I cannot say,” answered the hermit. tree →

Note

Plural: «hermits». Adjective: «hermit-like». A hermit crab's shell is borrowed; it does not grow its own. Calling a person a hermit as a joke is not unkind, but it can be about real loneliness.