loner

[ loh-ner ]
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noun
  1. 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

1
First recorded in 1945–50; lone + -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for loner

loner

/ (ˈləʊnə) /


noun
  1. informal a person or animal who avoids the company of others or prefers to be alone

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