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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Einzelgänger

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Einzelgänger

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Loner/ˈloʊ.nər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Er ist ein echter Einzelgänger und verbringt seine Wochenenden am liebsten allein."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who avoids the company or companionship of others.

    "He has always been a bit of a loner, preferring his own company to crowded parties."
  2. 2

    An animal that lives or moves independently rather than with a herd or pack.

    "The older wolf was a loner, hunting across the territory without a pack."

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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the adjective 'lone' by appending the agent suffix '-er'. 'Lone' itself is a shortened form of 'lonesome', originating in Middle English from Old English compounds related to being solitary. The noun form 'loner' gained widespread currency in the mid-20th century to describe individuals who habitually prefer solitude.

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