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loner
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lon·er  (lnr)
n.
One who avoids the company of other people.
loner [ˈləʊnə]
n
Informal a person or animal who avoids the company of others or prefers to be alone
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.lonerloner - a person who avoids the company or assistance of others
lone hand, lone wolf
individualist - a person who pursues independent thought or action
recluse, solitudinarian, troglodyte, solitary, hermit - one who lives in solitude
loner
noun (Informal) individualist, outsider, solitary, maverick, hermit, recluse, misanthrope, lone wolf I'm very much a loner - I never go out.
Translations
loner [ˈləʊnəʳ] N → solitario/a m/f
loner [ˈləʊnər] n → solitaire m/f
loner
n → Einzelgänger(in) m(f)
loner [ˈləʊnəʳ] n → tipo solitario, persona solitaria, solitario/a
loner [ˈləʊnəʳ] n → tipo solitario, persona solitaria, solitario/a


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Psychiatry A single young man estranged from society and family, who suffers from psychogenic pain, and tends to live 'on the edge', vacillating between aggression and depression; loners often have unrealistic goals, but are unable to work towards those goals
More or bore by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
Psychiatry A single young man estranged from society and family, who suffers from psychogenic pain, and tends to live 'on the edge', vacillating between aggression and depression; loners often have unrealistic goals, but are unable to work towards those goals
RATHER a onesided vote in the Commons; Londoner's Diary by The Evening Standard (London, England)
Psychiatry A single young man estranged from society and family, who suffers from psychogenic pain, and tends to live 'on the edge', vacillating between aggression and depression; loners often have unrealistic goals, but are unable to work towards those goals
WORLD TODAY: Loner confession; BELGIUM by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
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