"aloner" meaning in English

See aloner in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adjective}} aloner
  1. (nonstandard) More alone or isolated. Tags: nonstandard
    Sense id: en-aloner-en-adj-UAqNTwci

Noun

Forms: aloners [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} aloner (plural aloners)
  1. A person who enjoys being alone, but without the antisocial connotations of being a "loner". Related terms: go-it-aloner
    Sense id: en-aloner-en-noun-eZm96v5f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for aloner meaning in English (1.6kB)

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