Loner
noun
A person who prefers not to associate with others.
He's always been a bit of a loner, preferring to spend time by himself rather than in company.
noun
A person who is different from others in some significant way, often due to choice.
She is a loner in the fashion industry because of her unique designs.
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In sports, a person who plays or trains by themselves.
He is a loner who spends hours shooting hoops at the empty park.
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In a card game, a hand which is played alone.
He played a lone hand, confident in his cards.
noun
A person who prefers not to associate with others.
He's always been a bit of a loner, preferring to spend time by himself rather than in company.
noun
A person who is different from others in some significant way, often due to choice.
She is a loner in the fashion industry because of her unique designs.
noun
In sports, a person who plays or trains by themselves.
He is a loner who spends hours shooting hoops at the empty park.
noun
In a card game, a hand which is played alone.
He played a lone hand, confident in his cards.
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Pro Tip 1/3Often Negative
The term 'loner' can imply someone is lonely or anti-social, which might be viewed negatively.
Although he's a loner, he isn't unhappy.
Pro Tip 2/3Voluntary Solitude
'Loner' often means choosing to be alone, not just being alone by circumstance.
As a loner, she enjoys the quiet of her solo walks.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Hermit
Don't confuse 'loner' with 'hermit'. Loners can have social contact but prefer solitude at times.
He socializes sometimes, but he's still a loner at heart.
Pro Tip 1/3Often Negative
The term 'loner' can imply someone is lonely or anti-social, which might be viewed negatively.
Although he's a loner, he isn't unhappy.
Pro Tip 2/3Voluntary Solitude
'Loner' often means choosing to be alone, not just being alone by circumstance.
As a loner, she enjoys the quiet of her solo walks.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Hermit
Don't confuse 'loner' with 'hermit'. Loners can have social contact but prefer solitude at times.
He socializes sometimes, but he's still a loner at heart.
Pro Tip 1/3Often Negative
The term 'loner' can imply someone is lonely or anti-social, which might be viewed negatively.
Although he's a loner, he isn't unhappy.
Pro Tip 2/3Voluntary Solitude
'Loner' often means choosing to be alone, not just being alone by circumstance.
As a loner, she enjoys the quiet of her solo walks.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Hermit
Don't confuse 'loner' with 'hermit'. Loners can have social contact but prefer solitude at times.
He socializes sometimes, but he's still a loner at heart.
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Great White and Oceanic...
to photograph and sometimes underwater, that's not always so easy. But it was also a location where Great White Sharks have been observed and studied for a very long time. And there are some new theories emerging about them. There's various hubs. It was always believed that Great Whites were loners, that they pretty much wandered the ocean alone
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New Cage for Wu Wu PIPE...
even before work is completed loner is desperate to move orangutans into the larger cages at the top of her list is woo woo he's blind and can never go back to the wild his life of darkness must be very lonely but this move may give him a little of what he's been missing
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Incredible Orangutan...
it looks like sort of like um baywatch or something sometimes just need the little red trunks and the bathing suits but hercules may not be the beach bum loner thinks for the first time ever he's been spotted climbing in the trees it could be a life-changing moment for
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Safari Live - Day 59 PIPE...
lion cubs can only feed from their mothers no not only there is something called a loner scene which is the the nursing of Cubs amongst females of the same pride and again that's dependent upon personality I've seen females that are very connected and don't mind and
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This Spider Wears Its...
to her deck and cements her place within my nightmares for years to come so to recap the zou Darian spider finds an ant colony goes inside finds a loner and kills it wears its skin as camouflage and uses it sent to help mask its escape it is a serial
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Will Hercules the...
red trunks and the bathing suits but Hercules may not be the beach bum loner thinks for the first time ever he's been spotted climbing in the trees it could be a life-changing moment for Hercules if we have a long dry season here my
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Search and Rescue, Part...
can't launch a full-scale rescue every time someone sets eyes on one as their forest home shrinks it's increasingly important that orangutan zan people learn to live side by side loner and her team work hard to spread that message
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Protecting New York...
left it's also about opening up cities to nature from the inside out so here's something you'll recognize a typical street tree right it's sad a loner a lot like our mountain men shoved off to the
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Tierney Thys: Swim with...
I said, now, that's a true American. So being a loner is a great thing, especially in today's seas, because schooling used to be salvation for fishes, but it's suicide for fishes now.
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Bear Cubs Emerge From...
Male cubs will grow up to be loners like their long-gone father. Females will rear their own offspring. For now, three wide-eyed toddlers enter a world made for them, if they
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Great White and Oceanic...
to photograph and sometimes underwater, that's not always so easy. But it was also a location where Great White Sharks have been observed and studied for a very long time. And there are some new theories emerging about them. There's various hubs. It was always believed that Great Whites were loners, that they pretty much wandered the ocean alone
Video examples
New Cage for Wu Wu PIPE...
even before work is completed loner is desperate to move orangutans into the larger cages at the top of her list is woo woo he's blind and can never go back to the wild his life of darkness must be very lonely but this move may give him a little of what he's been missing
Video examples
Incredible Orangutan...
it looks like sort of like um baywatch or something sometimes just need the little red trunks and the bathing suits but hercules may not be the beach bum loner thinks for the first time ever he's been spotted climbing in the trees it could be a life-changing moment for
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Safari Live - Day 59 PIPE...
lion cubs can only feed from their mothers no not only there is something called a loner scene which is the the nursing of Cubs amongst females of the same pride and again that's dependent upon personality I've seen females that are very connected and don't mind and
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This Spider Wears Its...
to her deck and cements her place within my nightmares for years to come so to recap the zou Darian spider finds an ant colony goes inside finds a loner and kills it wears its skin as camouflage and uses it sent to help mask its escape it is a serial
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Will Hercules the...
red trunks and the bathing suits but Hercules may not be the beach bum loner thinks for the first time ever he's been spotted climbing in the trees it could be a life-changing moment for Hercules if we have a long dry season here my
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Search and Rescue, Part...
can't launch a full-scale rescue every time someone sets eyes on one as their forest home shrinks it's increasingly important that orangutan zan people learn to live side by side loner and her team work hard to spread that message
Video examples
Protecting New York...
left it's also about opening up cities to nature from the inside out so here's something you'll recognize a typical street tree right it's sad a loner a lot like our mountain men shoved off to the
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Tierney Thys: Swim with...
I said, now, that's a true American. So being a loner is a great thing, especially in today's seas, because schooling used to be salvation for fishes, but it's suicide for fishes now.
Video examples
Bear Cubs Emerge From...
Male cubs will grow up to be loners like their long-gone father. Females will rear their own offspring. For now, three wide-eyed toddlers enter a world made for them, if they
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Stephen King
Author
I was in enough to get along with people. I was never socially inarticulate. Not a loner. And that saved my life, saved my sanity. That and the writing. But to this day I distrust anybody who thought school was a good time. Anybody.
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Michael Douglas
American Actor
I do think of myself as a bit of a loner, a bit of an independent. I'm one of those people who, when they're sick, like to curl up and remove myself. I don't like a lot of people around. There is nothing you can do to help.
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B. B. King
American Musician
I've been a loner all the time throughout my life... I haven't been the best father... Many times... my children have accused me of not giving them enough attention. And, frankly, I never have been good at handling that.
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Ruth Wilson
English Actress
I think I'm a bit of a loner, and actually quite enjoy alone time; friends become people you want to actually spend time with rather than people who are just in your life. I think it's a nice place to be.
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Rekha
Indian Actress
One thing that has influenced my personal life, my career, my attitude, the person I have become and every decision that I have made is a fact that I have been a loner as a child.
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Keanu Reeves
Canadian Actor
It's the journey of self, I guess. You start with this kind of loner, outside guy, which a lot of people can relate to, and he goes out into the world.
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Kate Bosworth
American Actress
I was a real loner in high school, even though people assume I was the head cheerleader.
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Juliana Hatfield
American Musician
I've always been a loner, and I've spent most of my life as a single person.
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Earl Butz
American Public Servant
Nixon was kind of a loner, he had a cold personality.
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Dick Van Dyke
American Actor
I'm not a loner. I have to have a life partner.
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Stephen King
Author
I was in enough to get along with people. I was never socially inarticulate. Not a loner. And that saved my life, saved my sanity. That and the writing. But to this day I distrust anybody who thought school was a good time. Anybody.
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Michael Douglas
American Actor
I do think of myself as a bit of a loner, a bit of an independent. I'm one of those people who, when they're sick, like to curl up and remove myself. I don't like a lot of people around. There is nothing you can do to help.
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B. B. King
American Musician
I've been a loner all the time throughout my life... I haven't been the best father... Many times... my children have accused me of not giving them enough attention. And, frankly, I never have been good at handling that.
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Ruth Wilson
English Actress
I think I'm a bit of a loner, and actually quite enjoy alone time; friends become people you want to actually spend time with rather than people who are just in your life. I think it's a nice place to be.
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Rekha
Indian Actress
One thing that has influenced my personal life, my career, my attitude, the person I have become and every decision that I have made is a fact that I have been a loner as a child.
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Keanu Reeves
Canadian Actor
It's the journey of self, I guess. You start with this kind of loner, outside guy, which a lot of people can relate to, and he goes out into the world.
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Kate Bosworth
American Actress
I was a real loner in high school, even though people assume I was the head cheerleader.
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Juliana Hatfield
American Musician
I've always been a loner, and I've spent most of my life as a single person.
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Earl Butz
American Public Servant
Nixon was kind of a loner, he had a cold personality.
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Dick Van Dyke
American Actor
I'm not a loner. I have to have a life partner.
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