lone ranger
noun
often capitalized L&R
: one who acts alone and without consultation or the approval of others
broadly : loner
Synonyms
- bohemian
- boho
- counterculturist
- deviant
- enfant terrible
- free spirit
- heretic
- iconoclast
- individualist
- lone wolf
- loner
- maverick
- nonconformer
- nonconformist
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Example Sentences
something of a lone ranger among anthropologists, she does her research without either a lending hand or an eye toward trendy topics
Recent Examples on the Web The desperate situation usually has an alternative, if only the lone ranger would tolerate his own vulnerability and fallibility. 
Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic, 19 Apr. 2021 Kaneland pitcher Emilee Erickson, wearing a protective face mask in Friday’s Class 3A state semifinal, was no lone ranger. Rick Armstrong, Aurora Beacon-News, 9 June 2018 Hanes doesn't believe J. Edgar Hoover or the Federal Bureau of Investigation was involved, nor a group of lone rangers. Ivana Hrynkiw, AL.com, 4 Apr. 2018 But, Adrienne, the press is already convinced that Donald Trump has a lone ranger style. Fox News, 11 Mar. 2018
Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic, 19 Apr. 2021 Kaneland pitcher Emilee Erickson, wearing a protective face mask in Friday’s Class 3A state semifinal, was no lone ranger. Rick Armstrong, Aurora Beacon-News, 9 June 2018 Hanes doesn't believe J. Edgar Hoover or the Federal Bureau of Investigation was involved, nor a group of lone rangers. Ivana Hrynkiw, AL.com, 4 Apr. 2018 But, Adrienne, the press is already convinced that Donald Trump has a lone ranger style. Fox News, 11 Mar. 2018 Word History
Etymology
Lone Ranger, hero of an American radio and television western
First Known Use
1924, in the meaning defined above
lone rangers
noun
as in bohemians
a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs something of a lone ranger among anthropologists, she does her research without either a lending hand or an eye toward trendy topics Synonyms & Similar Words
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- bohemians
- mavericks
- lone wolves
- enfants terribles
- free spirits
- nonconformers
- loners
- counterculturists
- individualists
- deviants
- nonconformists
- heretics
- anomalies
- eccentrics
- freaks
- iconoclasts
- nuts
- characters
- bohos
- outsiders
- eight balls
- weirdos
- cranks
- freethinkers
- crackbrains
- oddballs
- misfits
- kooks
- codgers
- screwballs
- crackpots
- aberrants
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- supporters
- adherents
- followers
- sheep
- conformists
- conformers