aloner

English

Etymology 1

From alone +‎ -er (comparative suffix).

Adjective

aloner

1. (nonstandard) More alone or isolated.
   • 1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, [Paris]: Olympia Press, →OCLC:

     So sick, so alone.
     And now.
     Sicker, aloner.
     Was not that something?

Etymology 2

From alone +‎ -er (relational suffix).

Noun

aloner (plural aloners)

1. A person who enjoys being alone, but without the antisocial connotations of being a "loner".
   • 2005, Claire Gordon, Do You Know the Real You?, page 57:

     If you are an aloner, you are self-reliant and autonomous, and relatively introverted. You don't need the company of others to buoy you up; […]

   • 2013, Margaux Joy DeNador, The Art of Living a Life You Love, page 158:

     I remember reading an article that described three personality types – socializers, loners, and aloners.

See also

• go-it-aloner