Recluse (6)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">recluse</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for hermit that I've seen before include "A recluse or a crab" , "Kind of crab that lives in a cast-off shell" , "Anchorite, one who lives alone for religious reasons" , "One who lives in solitude, like kind of crab" , "Solitary person, anchorite" .)
(Another definition for shutin that I've seen is " locked up".)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">recluse</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(lonely or isolated person)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for loner that I've seen before include "person, one hating company" , "Unsociable person" , "He's not a joiner" , "Individualist" , "Antisocial person" .)