Definition
A person who lives in or frequently spends time in a cloister, or someone who prefers isolation from the outside world.
Etymology
Cloister plus the agent suffix -er, which creates a noun meaning 'one who does or is associated with' the root word. It describes either a religious person dwelling in a cloister or metaphorically, anyone who isolates themselves.
Kelly Says
This word is rare in modern English, but it captures something fascinating: historically, choosing to be a 'cloisterer' meant rejecting power, wealth, and social status for a life of prayer and study—the opposite of ambition in most medieval societies.
Translations
BNবাংলা
মঠের লোক
moth-er-lo-k
DADansk
klostermunk
klo-ster-munk
DEDeutsch
Chorherr
khor-her
ELΕλληνικά
μονάχος
mo-na-chos
ESEspañol
claustrofe
klaw-stros-feh
FAفارسی
رهبانی
reh-ba-nee
FISuomi
luostarin
lu-os-ta-rin
FRFrançais
cloîtré
klwa-treh
HAHA
ma'aikata
ma-ai-ka-ta
HIहिन्दी
मठवासी
math-vaasi
HUMagyar
kolostoros
kolo-stor-os
IDBahasa Indonesia
biksu
bi-ksu
ITItaliano
cloister
klo-is-ter
MSBahasa Melayu
biksu
bi-ksu
NLNederlands
kloosterling
klo-os-ter-ling
NONorsk
klostermunk
klo-ster-munk
PAPA
ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ
gur-du-a-ra
PLPolski
mnichowie
mni-kho-vee
PTPortuguês
claustrofe
klaw-stros-feh
RORomână
mănăstire
man-as-ti-reh
RUРусский
монаше
mon-a-she
SVSvenska
klostermunk
klo-ster-munk
SWKiswahili
mtawa
m-ta-wa
TAதமிழ்
மடவாதர்
mat-va-a-thar
TEతెలుగు
మఠవాసి
mat-hava-see
THไทย
พระภิกษุ
pra-phip-su
TRTürkçe
manastır
man-as-tir
UKУкраїнська
монах
mo-nuh
YOYO
ọmọ ẹ̀kù
oh-moh eh-koo