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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.loner - a person who avoids the company or assistance of othersloner - a person who avoids the company or assistance of others
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] Nsolitario/a m/f
loner [ˈləʊnər] nsolitaire m/f
loner
nEinzelgänger(in) m(f)
loner [ˈləʊnəʳ] ntipo solitario, persona solitaria, solitario/a


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Whenever we discover a mass murderer you always have the next door neighbour saying: "Oh he was a loner that one.
But school friends have revealed he was so much of a loner that his mum had to ring classmates to beg them to be his friends.
Loner Mitchell has failed to make friends inside and has irked staff by taunting them about how much they earn.
 
 
 
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