loner

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

Related to LONER

Synonyms: bohemian, boho, counterculturist, deviant, enfant terrible, free spirit, heretic, iconoclast, individualist, nonconformist, lone ranger, lone wolf, maverick, nonconformer

Antonyms: conformer, conformist

Related Words: freethinker; character, codger, crackbrain, crackpot, crank, eccentric, freak, kook, nut, oddball, screwball, weirdo; eight ball, misfit, outsider; aberrant, anomaly

Near Antonyms: adherent, follower, supporter; sheep

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Rhymes with LONER

boner, cloner, donor, droner, groaner, honer, loaner, moaner, owner, stoner, toner, zoner