as in maverick
a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs
that guy in tech support is a loner, and never wants to hang out with the rest of us
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Recent Examples of loner
Several characters, including a group of popular girls who finally invite the boys — admitted loners — to a party, look directly into the camera.
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2026
The young piano player finds his groove on the keyboards, going from a quiet loner to a particularly cool bandmate.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
This isn’t the shadowy loner, or millionaire playboy, fans are used to.
—Alex Shoemaker, Parents, 10 Nov. 2025
The community-centric atmosphere of today’s climbing gyms signals a departure from the sensibility of bygone eras, when climbers styled themselves as misfits and loners set apart from society at-large.
—Kelli María Korducki, HubSpot, 17 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for loner
Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2026
The young piano player finds his groove on the keyboards, going from a quiet loner to a particularly cool bandmate.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
This isn’t the shadowy loner, or millionaire playboy, fans are used to.
—Alex Shoemaker, Parents, 10 Nov. 2025
The community-centric atmosphere of today’s climbing gyms signals a departure from the sensibility of bygone eras, when climbers styled themselves as misfits and loners set apart from society at-large.
—Kelli María Korducki, HubSpot, 17 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for loner
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loner
Noun
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Hancock himself changed the genre forever through his maverick forays into jazz fusion in the 1970s.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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Recall that in the 1992 presidential race, independent candidate and political unknown Ross Perot made the exploding interest on the national debt a centerpiece of his maverick campaign and captured nearly 20% of the popular vote, thanks in large part to hammering home the looming danger ahead.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Olive Nwosu‘s lively, humid debut feature zeroes in on a determined individualist in a city of over 17 million.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2026
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Poppy’s clearly a type four, that was the individualist.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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As with all art forms, the world of nails offers something for everyone, from the austere to the eccentric.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
20 Jan. 2026
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Also, Joan Cusack plays an infamous local eccentric, and a fictional pop star shows up!—
Mary Sollosi,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Dec. 2025
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“Loner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loner. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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