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Recent Examples of eremiteWalden, after all, is a kind of how-to guide, a self-help book for aspiring eremites.—Jeet Heer, The New Republic, 19 Mar. 2018
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hermit
Noun
It’s known for outlaws, hermits, drugs, hippies, and an aversion to outsiders — like the much ballyhooed Humboldt County across the Californian border but way more under the radar.
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Matt Thompson,
SPIN,
11 May 2026
According to Greek and Roman mythology, Orion was a nocturnal hermit hunter who was the son of Zeus, the king of the gods.