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My real self, the self I have always been from a child, is a loner and nerd, slightly overweight, with a very heavy fringe. That is who I was as a kid. I don't think I will ever be anything other than that.
Hayley Atwell

Meaning of "loner" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LONER

loner  [ˈləʊnə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LONER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Loner is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LONER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Loner

A loner is a person who avoids or does not actively seek human interaction. There are many reasons for solitude, intentional or otherwise. Intentional reasons include spiritual, mystic and religious considerations or personal philosophies. Unintentional reasons involve being introverted, highly sensitive, extremely shy, or having various mental disorders. The modern term "loner" can be used with a negative connotation in the belief that human beings are social creatures and those that do not participate are deviant. Being a loner is sometimes depicted culturally as a positive personality trait, as indicative of being independent and responsible. See also: Introvert, Aloof, Solitude.

Definition of loner in the English dictionary

The definition of loner in the dictionary is a person or animal who avoids the company of others or prefers to be alone.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LONER


Arizona
ˌærɪˈzəʊnə
Avlona
ævˈləʊnə
Barcelona
ˌbɑːsɪˈləʊnə
Bellona
bəˈləʊnə
Bona
ˈbəʊnə
cloner
ˈkləʊnə
corona
kəˈrəʊnə
donor
ˈdəʊnə
homeowner
ˈhəʊmˌəʊnə
krona
ˈkrəʊnə
krone
ˈkrəʊnə
loaner
ˈləʊnə
mona
ˈməʊnə
owner
ˈəʊnə
Pamplona
pæmˈpləʊnə
persona
pɜːˈsəʊnə
toner
ˈtəʊnə
Valona
vəˈləʊnə
Verona
vəˈrəʊnə
zona
ˈzəʊnə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LONER

lone hand
lone mother
lone pair
lone parent
lone star state
lone wolf
lone-parent family
lonelier
loneliest
lonelily
loneliness
lonely
lonely hearts
lonely hearts ad
lonely hearts club
lonely hearts column
loneness
lonesome
lonesomely
lonesomeness

WORDS THAT END LIKE LONER

air-conditioner
boner
commissioner
conditioner
coroner
disponer
falconer
general practitioner
Londoner
nurse practitioner
pensioner
petitioner
practitioner
prisoner
schooner
sooner
stoner
summoner
telephoner
tensioner

Synonyms and antonyms of loner in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LONER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «loner» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of loner

Translation of «loner» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LONER

Find out the translation of loner to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of loner from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «loner» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不合群的人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

persona & solitario
570 millions of speakers

English

loner
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कुंवारा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وحيد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

одиночка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

solitário
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সৈকতে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

solitaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesepian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Einzelgänger
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

一人で行動する人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

혼자 있는 것을 즐기는 사람
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Loner
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người cô độc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பண்பையும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एकाकी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yalnız yaşayan kimse
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

solitario
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

samotnikiem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

одиночка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

singuratic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

loner
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

alleenloper
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

loner
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

loner
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of loner

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LONER»

The term «loner» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.489 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LONER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «loner» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «loner» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about loner

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10 QUOTES WITH «LONER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word loner.
1
Karen Armstrong
I like silence; I'm a gregarious loner and without the solitude, I lose my gregariousness.
2
Arthur Ashe
I accepted the face that as much as I want to lead others, and love to be around other people, in some essential way, I am something of a loner.
3
Hayley Atwell
My real self, the self I have always been from a child, is a loner and nerd, slightly overweight, with a very heavy fringe. That is who I was as a kid. I don't think I will ever be anything other than that.
4
Lauren Bacall
I am essentially a loner.
5
Larry Bird
I'm a loner.
6
Selma Blair
I'm pretty much a loner and I've lived under the radar.
7
Kate Bosworth
I was a real loner in high school, even though people assume I was the head cheerleader.
8
Earl Butz
Nixon was kind of a loner, he had a cold personality.
9
Ray Comfort
All human beings are inherently good, so when someone goes off the rails, there must be some mitigating factor - he was bullied, was a loner, had an abusive father, or a domineering mother, etc.
10
Blythe Danner
For a woman who's a widow and pretty much a loner, I can walk out, and I'm surrounded by NYU kids. The energy jumps off the sidewalks, and I never feel sad or bored.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LONER»

Discover the use of loner in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to loner and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Loner
Inevitably, remorselessly, as his autobiography unfolds, Xavi's life and his love become entwined with his work, and he is immersed in tragedy, loss and betrayal, going halfway round the world in search of a truth that may destroy him ...
Quintin Jardine, 2011
2
The Loner: Bullets Don't Die
In the lawless and violent Kansas territory, Conrad Browning, a.k.a.
J.A. Johnstone, 2012
3
The Loner: Brutal Vengeance
When he is rescued from a bloody West Texas gun battle by a beautiful bounty hunter, the Loner, a quiet kid with a lightning fast gun, is led into another fight for survival that could be his last. Original.
J.A. Johnstone, 2012
4
The Loner
Davie Adams wasn't quite an adult the night he lost it all.
Josephine Cox, 2011
5
The Loner: Trail of Blood
The Loner heads back east to pierce a mystery guarded by murderous criminals for hire. Why is his ex-fiancee hiding his children from him? And why is this secret worth killing to keep?
J.A. Johnstone, 2011
6
The Loner Book 1
Conrad Browning, the son of legendary gunfighter Frank Morgan, is a successful businessman.
J.A. Johnstone, 2009
7
From Loner to Leader: A Testament of How I Survived
If you're going through life feeling and thinking no one cares or understands you or you're having difficulty forgiving others for all the pain and hurt they've caused you, reading my story will help you see that you're not the only one out ...
Jasmine Marie Gladney, 2010
8
The Loner: Inferno #11
When a group of pioneers is attacked by Apaches and the four survivors are taken prisoner across the Rio Grande, The Loner teams up with a brutal band of scalp hunters to rescue the women before they are sold to a ruthless Mexican slaver.
J.A. Johnstone, 2012
9
Clint Eastwood: Hollywood's loner
This in-depth and absorbing biography, looks at the many facets of this consummate movie star and reveals that his story is not simply one of a meteoric rise, and takes a much closer look at his private life.
Michael Munn, 1992
10
Party of One: The Loners' Manifesto
A celebration of the "loner" reassesses the cultural revulsion heaped on this type--a group with members as diverse as Rene Descartes, Emily Dickinson, and Greta Garbo--and re-evaluates their role in society. Original.
Anneli S. Rufus, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LONER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term loner is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Tache of Evil: 'True Detective' - Huffington Post UK
Rust Cohle (Matthew McConaughey) went from crazed loner detective to crazed loner drunk when he put the Gillette Mach 3 to the side ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
2
Jack Newton recalls losing British Open playoff to Tom Watson | The …
Norman went with him but he actively encouraged Greg to become a loner and get away from his mates to make big dough. I had a heated ... «Courier Mail, Jul 15»
3
How 'Trainwreck' turned LeBron James into a comedian and Bill …
His most memorable roles to date have him as a kind of quick-witted loner, but in “Trainwreck” he's something completely different — an Eddie ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
4
Nerve City looks for respite at Tea Bazaar show - The Daily Progress …
But Boyer's ability to wrap his work in a loner's literary style and deliver each song with an odd balance of grace and flailing desperation makes ... «The Daily Progress, Jul 15»
5
American Horror Story Hotel: Helena Mattsson Joins The Cast In …
While most of her recent tweets have been about her upcoming role in The Loner, she recently posted an Instagram image that fed through to ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
6
Nick Munier on his marriage breakdown: 'I still love her deep down …
I'm a bit of a loner," says Nick who has an older brother, Pascal, who lives in France. "What happens in life is: you come over from England," ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
7
'The Disappearing Illusionist': Karlovy Vary Review - The Hollywood …
Are these just the fantasies of a heartbroken loner? Has Ohm himself abducted the girl, as the local police seem to suspect? Is everybody dead ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jul 15»
8
Doughtie: There's no substitute for the power of observation | Cast …
Sometimes it might be just one loner soaring a hundred yards or more across the ocean's surface and other times, fifty would take off at the ... «Hilton Head Island Packet, Jul 15»
9
Duo return to solve crime in Oxford - Tonight TV & Radio - IOL
While Fox has a tendency to be a bit of a geek, obsessive with solving things; he is also a bit of a loner. Some might even call him a walking ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
10
Doblin: America chooses to lose the war against domestic terrorism …
Yet after Roof allegedly murdered nine black people, there was no national conversation about the probability that loner white men — and they ... «NorthJersey.com, Jul 15»

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