loner
/ˈləʊnə
/noun
A person that prefers not to associate with others: my interest in birdwatching had made me a bit of a loner all tigers are loners, so a tigress with cubs is on her own...
- Do they travel in packs or prefer to be loners?
- In contrast, users who like to stay at home or be alone do not preferentially associate with other loners.
- The Net is turning people into loners who prefer a computer interface rather than the warmth of a smile from fellow human beings.
Synonyms
recluse, introvert, lone wolf, hermit, solitary, misanthrope, outsider;
maverick, nonconformist, individual;
in Japan hikikomori
rare eremite, cenobite, anchorite, stylite, solitudinarian
Rhymes
- maker
- make ready
- maker's mark
- makerspace
- maker-up
- maker-upper
- make sail
- make sense
- make sense of
- make sheep's eyes at someone
- make shift
- makeshift
- make short work of
- make someone over
- make someone's blood boil
- make someone's blood curdle
- make someone's blood run cold
- make someone's day
- make someone's eyes pop (or pop out)
- make someone's flesh crawl (or creep)
- make someone's hackles rise
- make someone's hair curl
- make someone's hair stand on end
- make someone sick
- make someone's life a misery (or make life a misery for someone)