loner
See also: löner
English
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈloʊnɚ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Homophone: loaner
- Rhymes: -əʊnə(ɹ)
- Hyphenation: lon‧er
Noun
editloner (plural loners)
- One who is alone, lacking or avoiding the company of others.
- Synonyms: solitary; see also Thesaurus:recluse
- Coordinate terms: aloner, misanthrope
- I actually enjoy being a loner.
- 1985, J. C. Winters, Berlin Fugle, page 307:
- For one thing, he wanted to see if anyone was following Ricketts. The Cockney had been thrown out of SAS because he was a loner and a canteen cowboy.
- 2013, Margaux Joy DeNador, The Art of Living a Life You Love, page 158:
- I remember reading an article that described three personality types – socializers, loners, and aloners.
- 2018, Judy Hall, The Astrology Bible:
- An unaspected planet bides its time and then emerges, often explosively and seemingly out of character. These potent loners are a hidden influence within the chart.
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editone who lacks or avoids company
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