Definition of lone ranger
: one who acts alone and without consultation or the approval of others;
broadly
: loner
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something of a lone ranger among anthropologists, she does her research without either a lending hand or an eye toward trendy topics
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Hanes doesn't believe J. Edgar Hoover or the Federal Bureau of Investigation was involved, nor a group of lone rangers.
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But, Adrienne, the press is already convinced that Donald Trump has a lone ranger style.
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Origin and Etymology of lone ranger
Lone Ranger, hero of an American radio and television western
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