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[ loh -ner ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈloʊ nər / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others: He was always a loner—no one knew him well.
Origin of loner First recorded in 1945–50; lone + -er1
Words nearby loner lone, lone hand, lonely, lonely-hearts, lone pair, loner , lonesome, Lone Star State, lone wolf, long, longa
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Example sentences from the Web for loner Attracting both loner and gregarious locusts, he says, means 4VA could function to both bring solitary locusts into the swarm and keep that swarm together over time.
A single chemical may draw lonely locusts into a hungry swarm | Jonathan Lambert| September 7, 2020| Science News For Students
Fatherless and emotionally needy, du Pont was a loner who sought companionship and adoration—usually at great financial cost.
Foxcatcher’s Real-Life Psycho Killer | Marlow Stern| November 18, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Nor was Oswald an irrational, discontented Dostoyevskian loner , as some depicted him.
The Revolt Against the Masses and the Roots of Modern Liberalism | Fred Siegel| January 26, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The missing leg is only the most obvious sign that Strike is damaged goods, a loner wounded by life long before he went overseas.
J.K. Rowling’s Hardboiled Hoax | Malcolm Jones| July 17, 2013| DAILY BEAST
She remained a loner in every sense of the word for most of her political career.
Margaret Thatcher: The Accidental Feminist | Amanda Foreman| April 9, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Marlowe was a loner , a private eye in a one-man operation in Los Angeles during the '30s, '40s, and '50s.
John Banville’s Terrible Idea to Write a New Novel on Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe | Malcolm Jones| August 10, 2012| DAILY BEAST
Well, he had hair like his mother for example, but he was a loner .
Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
It was not loner however until I saw him go into the dance and begin to drink.
Narrative of the Suffering and Defeat of the North-Western Army, Under General Winchester | William Atherton
I guess that's why they called him a loner , because he was alone so much.
Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
She hastened to the spring, but fountain and pitcher were no loner there.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXLV. July, 1844. Vol. LVI. | Various
From yon blue heaven above us bent, The grand old gardener and his wife Smile at the claims of loner descent.
Familiar Quotations | Various
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British Dictionary definitions for loner noun informal a person or animal who avoids the company of others or prefers to be alone
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