retreatant

[ ri-treet-nt ]
/ rɪˈtrit nt /

noun

a person who takes part in a religious retreat.

Origin of retreatant

First recorded in 1875–80; retreat + -ant

Example sentences from the Web for retreatant

  • Then they told him that a retreatant would communicate and he answered 'Just so, I shall communicate him.'

    En Route |J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans