loner
noun
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others.
loners
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pluralof loner.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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For someone whose notoriety has twice become inseparable from who he’s married to, Pitt’s choice to play gruff loners feels noticeably calculated, keeping an arm’s distance between his work and the audience.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
Following the attacks, Sir Keir Starmer said Britain faced a new threat from "extreme violence carried out by loners, misfits, young men in their bedrooms".
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2025
“All of the characters are coven-less witches so we are all loners, misfits and bandits who come together for this common goal of achieving our dreams,” said Zamata.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2024
Ecologists had long assumed snakes are antisocial loners that hang out together only for core functions such as mating and hibernation.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 15, 2023
People like Nicole Castro didn’t know loners like me.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
