What does "aloner" mean?

A person who enjoys being alone, but without the antisocial connotations of being a "loner".

What is a synonym for "aloner"?

Common synonyms include: recluse.

adj, noun

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Noun

1
A person who enjoys being alone, but without the antisocial connotations of being a "loner".
"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; […]"

Adjective

1
More alone or isolated. nonstandard
"So sick, so alone. And now. Sicker, aloner. Was not that something?"

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

Etymology 1

From alone + -er (comparative suffix).

Etymology 2

From alone + -er (relational suffix).