loner
noun [C] /ˈləʊ.nər/
/ˈloʊ.nɚ/ Definition
› a person who likes to do things on their own without other people: He was always a bit of a loner at school.AloneSeparateness and isolation in space
(Definition of loner noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- apart adjective
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