loner

Speech parts

1. loner - Noun

2. loner - Adjective

Meaning

a person who avoids the company or assistance of others

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

lone wolf lone hand bach maverick misanthrope one original single individual independent sole solitaire kook hater wallflower
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Antonyms

army philharmonic joiner assembly group company
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Hypernyms

individualist

Hyponyms

solitary hermit recluse troglodyte solitudinarian

Derivatives

loner

Anagrams

loren enrol Elron nerol Rolen

Examples

Be a loner. That gives you time to wonder, to search for the truth. Have holy curiosity. Make your life worth living. Albert Einstein

I was quiet, a loner. I was one of those children where, if you put me in a room and gave me some crayons and a pencils, you wouldn't hear from me for nine straight hours. And I was always drawing racing cars and rockets and spaceships and planes, things that were very fast that would take me away. Gary Oldman

I'm not a loner. I have to have a life partner. Dick Van Dyke

I'll never be happy. I believe I'll die alone. I would want it that way. I've been a loner all my life with my secrets and my pain. I'm really lost, but I'm trying to find myself. I'm really a sad, pathetic case. My whole life has been a waste. I've been a failure. I just want to escape. Mike Tyson

I was a loner as a child. I had an imaginary friend -- I didn't bother with him. George Carlin

Although I am a typical loner in my daily life, my awareness of belonging to the invisible community of those who strive for truth, beauty, and justice has prevented me from feelings of isolation. Albert Einstein

Close letter words and terms

lonelyheart lonelyhearted loneness Lonergan Lonerganian loneroid