distancer
distancer noun: a person who tends to maintain emotional distance and detachment.
Noun (1)
distancer (plural distancers)
- A person who tends to maintain emotional distance and detachment.
- Coordinate term: pursuer
- Pursuers are more likely than distancers to seek help from a professional, such as a physician.1990, Susan H. McDaniel et al., Family-Oriented Primary Care, →ISBN, page 171
- A means for establishing physical or emotional distance.
- The band’s third album, “When the World Comes Down,” isn’t striking obscure poses, inventing slang or playing with the audience through distancers like tension and distortion.2008 December 14, Ben Ratliff, “Critic's Choice: New CDs”, in The New York Times
Noun (2)
distancer (plural distancers)
- A long-distance runner.
- Phillips was one of a field of a dozen distancers who started in the twomile handicap run which featured the games of the Friend's of Irish Freedom at Ulmer Park, Brooklyn.1921 August 22, “Paulist Distancer Triumphs in Two-Mile Race”, in The New York Times, page 16
- Synonyms:
- long distancer
Synonyms of distancer
Forms of distancer
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Origin of distancer
From distance (verb) + -er.
From distance (noun) + -er.
Phrases with distancer
Questions about distancer
- What does distancer mean?
- Distancer means a person who tends to maintain emotional distance and detachment.
- What part of speech is distancer?
- Distancer is a noun.
- What is the plural of distancer?
- The plural of distancer is distancers.
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