cloisterer

English

Etymology

From Middle English cloystrer, cloysterer, from Old French cloistrier; equivalent to cloister +‎ -er; compare Old French cloistier.

Noun

cloisterer (plural cloisterers)

1. One belonging to, or living in, a cloister; a recluse.

Further reading

• “cloisterer”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• terricoles