as in maverick
a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs
that guy in tech support is a loner, and never wants to hang out with the rest of us
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Recent Examples of loner
Basically, the Robin Hood figure, the noble loner, the mysterious stranger that shows up in the nick of time, solves the problem and then rides off into the sunset.
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Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2025
Among these loners, miscommunication abounds and short tempers flare.
—Lauren Leblanc, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2025
Much of that buoyancy is owed to the mismatched buddy chemistry between Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, a green-skinned loner with a talent for sorcery, and Ariana Grande as Glinda, a bubbly good-witch-to-be who befriends Elphaba at a university.
—Scott Tobias, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Look for people who are not loners, communicate well with peers and leaders, and are not afraid to raise issues and advocate for change.
—Martin Zwilling, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2025
Among these loners, miscommunication abounds and short tempers flare.
—Lauren Leblanc, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2025
Much of that buoyancy is owed to the mismatched buddy chemistry between Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, a green-skinned loner with a talent for sorcery, and Ariana Grande as Glinda, a bubbly good-witch-to-be who befriends Elphaba at a university.
—Scott Tobias, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Look for people who are not loners, communicate well with peers and leaders, and are not afraid to raise issues and advocate for change.
—Martin Zwilling, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for loner
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loner
Noun
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At one point, that must have seemed like a sweet validation for Navarro, a maverick among prominent economists despite his Harvard Ph.D.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
11 Apr. 2025
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So naturally, the series went in a totally different direction with the new boss, introducing him as a maverick who runs into danger and a chief whose leadership style is a far cry from Boden’s strong but kind-hearted approach.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Immigration has surged, and the United States has entered an individualist, conservative epoch.—
Robert Petkoff Krish Seenivasan Quinton Kamara,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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No other nation has more outstanding individualists.—
Philipp Lahm,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Robert Redford delivers folksy wisdom as a local eccentric who once had his own dragon encounter, and even Karl Urban’s greedy logger is more of a nuisance than an outright villain.—
Josh Bell,
Vulture,
21 Mar. 2025
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Attracting talent for greater innovation hazards acquiring a few eccentrics whose gifts come wrapped in controversial packaging.—
Chip Bell,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Loner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loner. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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