homebody

as in hermit
informal a person who likes to stay home He's a homebody who hates parties.

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Recent Examples on the Web Tom Blyth, who starred as a young Coriolanus Snow in last year's The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Snakes & Songbirds, will portray tender-hearted, homebody Alex, while Emily Bader, recently stealing hearts as the title character in Prime Video's My Lady Jane, will play the more cosmopolitan Poppy. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2024 But offstage Bette is a big reader, a philanthropist, a homebody with extraordinarily refined taste, as anyone who ever saw your Fifth Avenue penthouse in Architectural Digest would be able to see. Andrew Goldman, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Aug. 2024 His age and medical condition have made Oscar more of a homebody lately, which means a lot of sleeping on office desks, chairs and cabinets. John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Aug. 2024 The five latest additions span everything from dazzling jewelry to fabulous adventures around the globe, suitable for homebodies and world travelers alike. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for homebody 

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“Homebody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homebody. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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