Dictionary

loner en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈloʊ.nəɹ/ (General-American)
• /ˈləʊ.nə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂elnós Proto-Germanic *allaz Proto-West Germanic *all Old English eall Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-West Germanic *ain Old English ān Old English eall ān Middle English all oon Middle English allone English alone English lone Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English loner From lone + -er.

Meanings

1. One who is alone, lacking or avoiding the company of others.
   • I remember reading an article that described three personality types – socializers, loners, and aloners. 2013, Margaux Joy DeNador, The Art of Living a Life You Love, page 158:
   • I actually enjoy being a loner.
   • An unaspected planet bides its time and then emerges, often explosively and seemingly out of character. These potent loners are a hidden influence within the chart. 2018, Judy Hall, The Astrology Bible:
   • For one thing, he wanted to see if anyone was following Ricketts. The Cockney had been thrown out of SAS because he was a loner and a canteen cowboy. 1985, J. C. Winters, Berlin Fugle, page 307:

Forms

Coordinates

aloner · misanthrope

Deriveds

lonerish

Synonyms

hermit · Miller of Dee · sullen · anchoret · recluse · solitary · anchorite · monk · solitary · shut-in · eremite · aloner

Translations (45)

gd aonaran (one who lacks or avoids company) · cs samotář (one who lacks or avoids company) · ms penyendiri (one who lacks or avoids company) · fr solitaire (one who lacks or avoids company) · ja ぼっち (one who lacks or avoids company) · de Einzelkämpfer (one who lacks or avoids company) · tr soliter (one who lacks or avoids company) · is einfari (one who lacks or avoids company) · da enspænder (one who lacks or avoids company) · ko 외돌토리 (one who lacks or avoids company) · fi yksinäinen susi (one who lacks or avoids company) · sv särling (one who lacks or avoids company) · el ερημίτης (one who lacks or avoids company) · fi erakko (one who lacks or avoids company) · sv ensamvarg (one who lacks or avoids company) · pl samotnik (one who lacks or avoids company) · cmn 邊緣人 /边缘人 (one who lacks or avoids company) · uk одина́к (one who lacks or avoids company) · ang āngenġa (one who lacks or avoids company) · ko 외톨박이 (one who lacks or avoids company) · it eremita (one who lacks or avoids company) · no einstøing (one who lacks or avoids company) · gl can sen dono (one who lacks or avoids company) · de Eigenbrötler (one who lacks or avoids company) · mk самотник (one who lacks or avoids company) · fi yksineläjä (one who lacks or avoids company) · nl eenzaat (one who lacks or avoids company) · pt bicho do mato (one who lacks or avoids company) · es huraño (one who lacks or avoids company) · sv enstöring (one who lacks or avoids company) · it solitario (one who lacks or avoids company) · sh samotnjak (one who lacks or avoids company) · mk оса́меник (one who lacks or avoids company) · de Einzelgänger (one who lacks or avoids company) · es solitario (one who lacks or avoids company) · ru одино́чка (one who lacks or avoids company) · ko 외톨이 (one who lacks or avoids company) · tr yalnız (one who lacks or avoids company) · uk самі́тник (one who lacks or avoids company) · sh usamljenik (one who lacks or avoids company) · ny mkhalayekha (one who lacks or avoids company) · nl eenling (one who lacks or avoids company) · pt solitário (one who lacks or avoids company) · ko 아싸 (one who lacks or avoids company) · ru бирю́к (one who lacks or avoids company)