[loh-ner] 
| a person who is or prefers to be alone, esp. one who avoids the company of others: He was always a loner—no one knew him well. |
[lohn] | 1. | being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied: a lone traveler. |
| 2. | standing by itself or apart; isolated: a lone house in the valley. |
| 3. | sole; single; only: That company constitutes our lone competitor in the field. |
| 4. | unfrequented. |
| 5. | without companionship; lonesome; lonely. |
| 6. | unmarried or widowed. |
| lon·er (lō'nər) n. One who avoids the company of other people. |
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