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🐻 An animal sleeper 🏠 A winter recluse
hibernator

hibernator

1 8.3
A person who stays home and avoids going out in winter
  • noun
  • /ˈhaɪbərˌneɪtər/
translation icon : hibernador

Examples

  • You're hibernators, right?

    Over the Hedge (2006)

  • During winter, many people become hibernators by staying indoors and avoiding social events.

  • As the temperature dropped, she embraced her role as a hibernator, preferring to read by the fireplace rather than go out.

  • The local club noticed that several members turned into hibernators, choosing to skip meetings until spring.

Synonyms

recluse
vshibernator
22 7.8

A person who lives alone and avoids other people

is seasonal and avoids social activities mainly during cold months rather than all year
winter rat
vshibernator
  • Informal
9.9

A person who stays mostly indoors during winter to avoid the cold

prefers seclusion to avoid social contact rather than just staying warm

Antonyms

extrovert
7 3.9

A person who gets energy from being with other people and likes meeting new people

socializer
  • US
1 3.8

A person who likes meeting and talking with other people

How Social

socialite
29 6.7
extrovert
7 3.9
homebody
8 5.5
hibernator
1 8.3
recluse
22 7.8

Surface Forms

hibernator singular
hibernators plural

Morphology

hibernator = hibernate (semi-transparent) = hibernate + or

The agentive noun is formed directly from the verb 'hibernate' by adding the productive suffix '-or'.

Etymology

The word hibernator comes from the root hibern- meaning 'winter', the same root you see in hibernate. So a hibernator is someone who 'winters' at home, staying quiet and inactive during the cold months.