loner
nounUK /ˈləʊ.nə/ · US /ˈloʊ.nəɹ/
Etymology From lone + -er.
1
One who is alone, lacking or avoiding the company of others.
- I actually enjoy being a loner.
- 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:
2 more examples
- I remember reading an article that described three personality types – socializers, loners, and aloners.2013, Margaux Joy DeNador, The Art of Living a Life You Love, page 158:
- 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.2018, Judy Hall, The Astrology Bible:
- Derived terms
- lonerish