Term: loner





loner (noun): a person who prefers to be alone or who has few friends; someone who avoids the company of others. 

synonyms: recluse, solitary, lone wolf, introvert. 

pronunciation: /ˈləʊnə/ 

translationvienpatis, savrupnieks 

example: He was always a bit of a loner at school, preferring to spend his lunch breaks in the library with a book. 

other words from this root: lone (adjective), lonely (adjective), lonesome (adjective), loneliness (noun).

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
loner (noun)
one that avoids others , especially - individualist
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
loner (noun)
a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs
SYNONYMS:
bohemian, boho, counterculturist, deviant, enfant terrible, free spirit, heretic, iconoclast, individualist, loner, lone ranger, lone wolf, maverick, nonconformer
RELATED WORDS:
freethinker; character, codger, crackbrain, crackpot, crank, eccentric, freak, kook, nut, oddball, screwball, weirdo; eight ball, misfit, outsider; aberrant, anomaly
NEAR ANTONYMS:
adherent, follower, supporter; sheep
conformer, conformist
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