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Meanings of loner in English

Catalan
solitari

A person who avoids the company or assistance of others.

solitari
Usage of loner in English
1
Justice Toogood said Winders was a loner and his actions were calculated.
Radio NZ
2
He was very much a loner, and completely engrossed in his work.
Safe harbour
3
You have a certain type of person who's somewhat of a loner.
Ebony
4
He came across as neither a brooding loner nor a religious extremist.
Reuters
5
Or, at the very least, help me master my mysterious loner look.
The lost girls: three friends. four continents. one unconvention...
6
He's a loner, but has friends who think he's solid and dependable.
The cold room
7
She'd incorrectly thought of him as the consummate loner or special assistant.
The unincorporated man
8
Added to this was the fact that I was basically a loner.
The power of one
9
Once she thought him different, a loner like herself, and feared him.
Immortal wolf
10
He had few connections in the city and was essentially a loner.
Radio NZ
11
Eileen was essentially shy and a loner who only made friends slowly.
Ghosts
12
To Edgerton, the consummate loner, homicide investigation is an isolated, individual pursuit.
Homicide: a year on the killing streets
13
I was a real loner, I was happy being in the woods.
Big bosoms and square jaws
14
I begin to think of myself as a loner, a lone wolf.
The Guardian
15
Hart is a loner; a man of some charm but not warmth.
The new yorker
16
I didn't like the school from the start and was a loner.
BBC
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Translations for loner
Catalan
solitari
Loner through the time
Loner across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common