1.
retired person; person in retirement
A person who has withdrawn from active work or public life to live quietly. Traditionally referred to a household head who had handed over authority to a successor.
After retirement age, I don't plan to become a recluse — I want to stay active through volunteer work.
2.
recluse; person living in seclusion
A person who has chosen to withdraw from society and live a quiet, secluded life, often with connotations of contentment and simplicity.
He looks like a recluse cut off from the world, but he's actually very active online sharing information.
A compound of 隠居 (retirement, seclusion) and 人 (person). In premodern Japan, 隠居 specifically meant the formal act of a household head (家長) transferring authority and property to a successor. The word 隠居人 can carry either a positive nuance of peaceful retirement or a slightly negative implication of being idle and disengaged.