(~s)
A ~ is a person who lives alone and deliberately avoids other people.
His widow became a virtual ~ for the remainder of her life.
N-COUNT: usu sing
(~s)
A ~ is a person who lives alone and deliberately avoids other people.
His widow became a virtual ~ for the remainder of her life.
N-COUNT: usu sing
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012