lone wolf

English

Noun

lone wolf (plural lone wolves)

  1. A wolf that is not part of a pack.
  2. (figuratively) A person who avoids the company of others; a loner; an independent or solitary person.
  3. (by extension) A criminal who acts alone, not as part of a group.

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