Rarely used in normal conversation which is not that strange when you look at the meaning. Esoteric means intended for or understood only by a select few. It can also mean private, secret, confidential.
I have heard it used in the past to describe a person. I would guess that when someone is described as esoteric it means that they are a very private or secretive person.
Etymology:
1650s, from Gk. esoterikos "belonging to an inner circle," from esotero "more within," comparative adv. of eso "within," related to eis "into," en "in" (see en- (2)). In English, originally of Pythagorean doctrines. According to Lucian, the division of teachings into exoteric and esoteric originated with Aristotle.
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