Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. One who prefers to go without the company or assistance of others. Also called lone hand.
Wiktionary
- n. A wolf that is not part of a pack
- n. by extension A person who avoids the company of others; a loner
WordNet 3.0
- n. a person who avoids the company or assistance of others
Examples
“It was dug out of an old lair, abandoned long before because it was not the most favorable location, but it was the best the black wolf could find after her mate, an old lone wolf drawn to her too-early heat, died in a fight.”
“We are now seeing emerging the potential so-called lone wolf escapade where we don't have sophisticated planning but an individual is seduced by the international jihad and as a lone wolf does extreme things.”
Transcript: Interview with AM, ABC Radio - Topics: Counter-terrorism White Paper, security in India
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘lone wolf’.
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ENVI - Collocations HIJKL
habitable climate, habitable space, habitat alteration, habitat destruction, habitat diversity, habitat fragmenta..., habitat of organisms, habitat of the bi..., habitat protection, habitat requirement, habitat selection, habitat structure and 3456 more...
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on the road again
nomad, itinerant, wanderer, gypsy, vagrant, ranger, floater, gadling, scatterling, landloper, wayfarer, rover and 59 more...
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Dain's Words
rabble, terminus, archaic, atavism, demiurge, waylay, syzygy, jocoserious, quark, entropy, cinnabar, shamble and 912 more...
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Noah's Park
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sheep's eyes, doe-eyed, cat-eyed, bug-eyed, cat's paw, black swan, leapfrog, menagerie, cold turkey, card shark, snail's pace, bull's eye and 362 more...
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Idk, I like these words.
ethereality, apathy, consideration, soul, safety, lone wolf, darkness, pressure, ocean, few, collapse, believe and 155 more...
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Animalia Wordia
Words or short phrases with animal names in them. Since I already have a dedicated list for 'monkey' words I shall leave them out of this one for the moment.
paper tiger, pigeon-hearted, lion-hearted, sacred cow, chicken heart, fraidy cat, scaredy-cat, snake oil, can of worms, snake pit, rat's nest, stool pigeon and 114 more...
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I love not man the less, but Nature more
nonconformist, loner, heretic, solitary, lone wolf, hermit, individualist, recluse, aloof, distant, beatnik, cynic and 8 more...
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only the lonely
lonesome, lonely, loner, hermit, shut-in, recluse, ascetic, shy, wallflower, misanthrope, retiring, forlorn and 21 more...
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heartwood
winterwood
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Yes. Just yes.
Tweets
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hernesheir Q. How to raise a lone wolf? A. It takes a village.
As 2009 draws to a close, perpetrators of terrorist acts who apparently act alone are given the moniker lone wolf. Dec 29, 2009