Synonyms and related words :
Diogenes, Hieronymian, Hieronymite, Timon of Athens, anchoress, anchorite, ascetic, bedridden invalid, cloistered monk, closet cynic, desert fathers, desert saints, eremite, free lance, free spirit, free trader, freethinker, hermit, hermitess, homebody, independent, individualist, invalid, latitudinarian, liberal, libertarian, libertine, loner, marabout, mugwump, neutral, nonpartisan, outcast, pariah, pillar saint, pillarist, recluse, rugged individualist, seclusionist, shut-in, solitaire, solitary, solitudinarian, stay-at-home, stylite, third force, third world