1
: one that avoids others: such as
a
: a person who is often alone or likes to be alone : someone who usually avoids the company of others
He is a moody loner who doesn't become chummy with anyone.—
Sam Moses
Sam MosesMany rowers will agree that sculling is a sport for loners who relish the more quixotic elements of the sport.—D. C. Churbuck
D. C. Churbuck… she found that the image of the scientist as an antisocial loner is a myth …—Warren E. Leary
Warren E. Leary
b
: a typically solitary animal
Black bears are loners and usually wander by themselves in search of food.—Mark Carwardine
Mark CarwardineDespite the fact they are loners, cats do have a well-organized social system based on scent marks and mutual avoidance.—Fiona Sunquist
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Deadpool, the mercenary who’s known for breaking fourth walls as much as he’s known for decapitating bad guys, is a natural foil for Wolverine, the X-Men’s mutton-chop-wearing loner who isn’t interested in making new friends.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 26 July 2024
With Jimmy Buffett the effusive showman and James Taylor the introspective loner, the two ostensibly seemed worlds apart.
—Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2024
The down-and-out loner has murdered people who’d made fun of him, including the host of a TV talk show.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Oct. 2024
Jason Kohler, 21, who went to the same high school, told CNN that Crooks was bullied by other students and seemed to be a loner.
—Casey Tolan, CNN, 14 July 2024
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Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 26 July 2024
With Jimmy Buffett the effusive showman and James Taylor the introspective loner, the two ostensibly seemed worlds apart.
—Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2024
The down-and-out loner has murdered people who’d made fun of him, including the host of a TV talk show.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Oct. 2024
Jason Kohler, 21, who went to the same high school, told CNN that Crooks was bullied by other students and seemed to be a loner.
—Casey Tolan, CNN, 14 July 2024
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“Loner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loner. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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loner
noun
lon·er
ˈlō-nər 
: one that avoids others
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: individualist sense 1
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