Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who avoids the company of other people.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who is
alone ,lacking oravoiding thecompany of others.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who avoids the company or assistance of others
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word loner.
Examples
-
I don't know that a loner is anymore likely to make a good leader than somebody who grew up with ten brothers and sisters to manage.
April 5th, 2005 oceanfire_song 2005
-
The evidence for this came largely from unnamed sources, although a former teaching colleague, Richard Bland, was quoted using the word "loner" and referring to the blue-tinged hair.
unknown title 2011
-
Simon Wiesenthal, Nazi-hunter and impassioned loner, is a legendary figure for his role in helping track down hundreds of Nazi war criminals, the most famous among them Adolf Eichmann.
Avenging 6 million murders Susan Jacoby 2010
-
Simon Wiesenthal, Nazi-hunter and impassioned loner, is a legendary figure for his role in helping track down hundreds of Nazi war criminals, the most famous among them Adolf Eichmann.
Avenging 6 million murders Susan Jacoby 2010
-
This tormented, friendless loner is attracted to raven-haired Eli, a wide-eyed new girl recently moved in next door with her reclusive father.
Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2008
-
KING: Was she known as a loner to anybody's knowledge?
-
In court he was described as a loner who abused his encyclopaedic knowledge of birds.
BBC News - Home 2011
-
The teenager, who neighbours described as a loner with a fondness for violent videos, appears to have taken his own life after police engaged him in a shootout hours after he fled the school and hijacked a car.
Reuters: Top News 2009
-
The teenager, who neighbours described as a loner with a fondness for violent videos, appears to have taken his own life after police engaged him in a shootout hours after he fled the school and hijacked a car.
-
The teenager, who neighbours described as a loner with a fondness for violent videos, appears to have taken his own life after police engaged him in a shootout hours after he fled the school and hijacked a car.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.