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Lone wolf   /loʊn wʊlf/   Listen
Lone wolf

noun
1.
A person who avoids the company or assistance of others.  Synonyms: lone hand, loner.






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"Lone wolf" Quotes from Famous Books



... had grown hard through loss of faith in men he had trusted. A woman hater and sharp of tongue, he finds a match in Ygerne whose clever fencing wins the admiration and love of the "Lone Wolf." ...
— The Duke Of Chimney Butte • G. W. Ogden

... of attempting to resist their wishes in any way. Furthermore he agreed to show the numerous gifts that had been showered upon him, and he would explain that if they conducted themselves aright a similar future was before them as well. All this Lone Wolf promised; but he had no sooner got among his own people again than he chose to forget his promises and went upon ...
— Through Apache Lands • R. H. Jayne

... way. I'll tell you: I'm a lone wolf. I trade horses, and saw wood, and work in lumber-camps—I'm a first-rate swamper. Always wished I could go to college. Though I s'pose I'd find it pretty slow, and they'd ...
— Main Street • Sinclair Lewis

... this feast, has expressed the wish that we may follow to-night the usages and customs of my people. In other words, this is a warriors' feast, a braves' meal. I call upon the Ojibway chief, the Hole-in-the-Day, to give the lone wolf's hunger call, after which we will join ...
— Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains • [AKA Ohiyesa], Charles A. Eastman

... gray form was drifting southward through the forest, its passing as silent as a shadow. The lone wolf, having been injured and separated from the pack, had found it increasingly difficult to secure food. Now, emboldened by hunger, he had thrown caution to the winds and was about to invade the haunts of man, and that in ...
— Followers of the Trail • Zoe Meyer



Words linked to "Lone wolf" :   recluse, individualist, solitudinarian, hermit, troglodyte, solitary



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