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
The consequences of it are the loners who go off and do mass shootings.
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Mac Engel
april 20, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2026
In the elder’s tale, high-achieving loner Devon (Sandler) heads to college hopeful of finally making the friends that eluded her in high school.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
There is, in fact, a serial killer behind them, a handsome, dead-eyed loner named Arthur (Dacre Montgomery) who, like Margot, is terminally online.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
Tapping celebrity guests like A$AP Rocky and Tame Impala for an album of silky cosmic funk, Thundercat channels the id of the geeky, emotionally maladjusted loner.
—Daniel Felsenthal, Pitchfork, 7 Apr. 2026
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Mac Engel
april 20, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2026
In the elder’s tale, high-achieving loner Devon (Sandler) heads to college hopeful of finally making the friends that eluded her in high school.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
There is, in fact, a serial killer behind them, a handsome, dead-eyed loner named Arthur (Dacre Montgomery) who, like Margot, is terminally online.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
Tapping celebrity guests like A$AP Rocky and Tame Impala for an album of silky cosmic funk, Thundercat channels the id of the geeky, emotionally maladjusted loner.
—Daniel Felsenthal, Pitchfork, 7 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for loner
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loner
Noun
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That’s what being a maverick is about.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
2 June 2026
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Andrew Yang enjoys being a maverick.—
Jack Kubinec,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Once Into the Wild hit shelves, McCandless' individualist intrigue became a phenomenon that may never have happened if Krakauer hadn't brought the story to the masses.—
Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
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The forty-niners are elemental to our identity as a nation of brave, rugged individualists.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Noun
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But what the New Yorker writer left behind is some of the finest prose of the 20th century, focusing primarily on the eccentrics, scalawags, seamen, and other denizens of New York’s dank corners.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
2 May 2026
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The town’s overflowing with charming Midwest eccentrics, including a cocky mayor (Henry Winkler) and a welcoming barkeep (Lena Headey).—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Loner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loner. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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