Definition
A person who prefers to be alone and spends time by themselves rather than with others.
Etymology
From 'lone' (solitary) plus the agent suffix '-er,' creating 'one who is lone.' 'Lone' comes from Middle English and has Germanic roots related to 'alone.'
Kelly Says
Being a 'loner' isn't necessarily sad—research shows some people's brains are wired to find social interaction exhausting and solitude refreshing, making them happy introverts, not lonely people!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንድ ሰው (and sewu)
and se-wu
ARالعربية
مُوَحّد (muwahhid)
moo-wah-heed
BNবাংলা
একলা (ekla)
ek-la
CACatalà
solitari
soh-lee-ta-ree
CSČeština
samotář
sa-mo-tař
DEDeutsch
Einsamer
ayn-zamer
ELΕλληνικά
μοναχικός (monachikos)
mo-na-chi-kos
ESEspañol
ermitaño
er-mee-ta-nyo
FAفارسی
تنهایی (tanhai)
tan-hai
FISuomi
yksinäinen
yks-i-nai-nen
FRFrançais
Solitaire
sol-i-tair
HEעברית
בודד (bodad)
bo-dad
HIहिन्दी
अकेला (akela)
ah-keh-lah
HUMagyar
magányos
ma-gan-yos
IDBahasa Indonesia
orang kesepian
orang ke-se-pee-an
ITItaliano
solitario
soh-lee-tah-ree
KKKK
біреу (bi-reu)
bee-reu
KMKM
ម្ចាស់ (m'chās)
m-cha-s
KO한국어
외톨이 (oetolli)
oe-toe-lli
MSBahasa Melayu
orang yang kesepian
orang yang ke-se-pee-an
MYမြန်မာ
ပုဂ္ဂိုလ် (pu-ggo-l)
pu-ggo-l
NLNederlands
eenzeling
ayn-zel-ing
PAPA
ਇਕੱਲਾ (ekalla)
ek-al-la
PLPolski
samotnik
sa-mot-nik
PTPortuguês
solitário
soh-lee-tah-ree
RORomână
singuratic
sin-goo-ra-tik
RUРусский
Отшельник (otselnik)
ot-shel-nik
SVSvenska
ensamvarg
en-sam-varg
TAதமிழ்
ஒருவன் (oruvan)
or-u-van
TEతెలుగు
ఒంటరి (ontari)
on-ta-ree
THไทย
คนเดียว (kon di-ao)
kon di-ao
UKУкраїнська
одинак (odinak)
oh-di-nak
URاردو
عَزْبِی (azbi)
a-z-bee
VITiếng Việt
người cô đơn
ngoo-ee koh don
ZH中文
独行侠 (dú xíng xiá)
du xiang xia