lone wolf

noun

: someone who likes to act, live, or work alone

Full Definition of LONE WOLF

: a person who prefers to work, act, or live alone

— lone–wolf adjective

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1909

Synonyms: bohemian, boho, counterculturist, deviant, enfant terrible, free spirit, heretic, iconoclast, individualist, loner, lone ranger, nonconformist, maverick, nonconformer

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