lone wolf

Noun

Meaning

a person who avoids the company or assistance of others

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

loner lone hand singleton bohemian maverick misanthrope original single character iconoclast misfit freethinker wallflower solitary isolate
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Antonyms

union brotherhood group people company team
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Hypernyms

individualist

Hyponyms

solitary hermit recluse troglodyte solitudinarian

Examples

I guess I'm pretty much of a lone wolf. I don't say I don't like people at all, but, to tell you the truth, I only like it then if I have a chance to look deep into their hearts and their minds. Bela Lugosi

Susan, an only child who never had any roots, and I, a lone wolf who got married 20 years to late, were adopted by the kids as much as they were by us. Harpo Marx

I'm a bit of a lone wolf...I don't give interviews or do publicity unless I have a book out-too distracting. My desk is where the real work happens. Donna Tartt

Anyone who thinks they stand apart from society and defies all which govern its existence has less in common with the lone wolf patriot standing up to dystopic forces of oppression - a myth - and more in common with the disease known as cancer - a harsh reality. Steven Weber

When the snow fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives. George R. R. Martin

The lone wolf may yet kill as many deer as a pack. Chinese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

lone star tick lone status lone wife lone wolfer lone-headed lone-parent family