Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lone wolfer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables: lone -wolfer
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who acts alone.

noun

One who acts alone.

Example Sentences

"One of the points stressed by him and his followers is that there are too many "lone-wolfers" in the Christian Church — too many pastors and other laborers trying to do the work alone. Team work is needed[…]"
"The creative is independent — a lone wolfer. Independence in itself is not bad if it can be controlled and made to be productive."
"A National Commission will be good only to the extent that producers in all provinces cooperate. We must admit that there is no more place for lone wolfers in our industry."

Etymology

From lone wolf + -er.

Inflected Forms

lone wolfers (plural)

Questions

What does lone wolfer mean?: One who acts alone.
Where does lone wolfer come from?: From lone wolf + -er.

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