loner

See also: löner

English

Etymology

From lone +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -əʊnə(r)
Hyphenation: lon‧er

Noun

loner (plural loners)

One who is alone, lacking or avoiding the company of others.
I actually enjoy being a loner.

Synonyms

(one who is alone): hermit, recluse, anchoret, anchorite, Miller of Dee, solitary, solitaire, anthrophobe

Translations

one who lacks or avoids company

Chinese:
Mandarin: 獨來獨往 (zh), 独来独往 (zh) (dúláidúwǎng)
Czech: samotář m
Dutch: eenzaat (nl) m
Finnish: yksineläjä (fi), erakko (fi), yksinäinen susi
French: solitaire (fr) m or f
German: Eremit (de) m, Einzelgänger (de) m, einsamer Wolf m, Eigenbrötler (de) m
Greek: ερημίτης (el) m (erimítis)
Italian: eremita (it) m, solitario (it) m
Japanese: ぼっち (botchi) (slang)

Malay: penyendiri
Norwegian: einstøing m
Old English: ānhaga
Polish: samotnik (pl) m
Portuguese: solitário (pt)
Russian: одино́чка (ru) m or f (odinóčka), бирю́к (ru) m (birjúk)
Scottish Gaelic: aonaran m
Spanish: solitario (es) m, huraño (es) m
Swedish: ensamvarg (sv) c
Turkish: münzevi (tr)

See also

misanthrope

Anagrams

Elron, Loren, Rolen, enrol, nerol

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