loner
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lon·er

noun \ˈlō-nər\

Definition of LONER

: one that avoids others; especially : individualist

Examples of LONER

  1. The killer was a loner with no friends.
  2. <that guy in tech support is a loner, and never wants to hang out with the rest of us>

First Known Use of LONER

1947

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