nonjoiner

noun

non·​join·​er ˌnän-ˈjȯi-nər 

plural nonjoiners

: one who does not become a member of an organization or is not given to joining many organizations

The problem is even more vexing since AARP is bent on attracting the most fractured collection of nonjoiners in history, the aging baby boomers.

—Jeffrey H. Birnbaum

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Didion is a militant nonjoiner. —Jessica Ferri, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above