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loner

noun/ˈləʊ.nə/

What It Means

One who is alone, lacking or avoiding the company of others.

I actually enjoy being a loner.

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Loner in Context

“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.”

— 1985, J. C. Winters, Berlin Fugle, page 307

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Did You Know?

From lone + -er.

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