Distancer

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who tends to maintain emotional distance and detachment.

    "Coordinate term: pursuer"

  2. 2
    A long-distance runner. dated

    "Phillips was one of a field of a dozen distancers who started in the twomile handicap run which featured the games of the Friend's of Irish Freedom at Ulmer Park, Brooklyn."

  3. 3
    A means for establishing physical or emotional distance.

    "The band’s third album, “When the World Comes Down,” isn’t striking obscure poses, inventing slang or playing with the audience through distancers like tension and distortion."

Synonyms

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long distancerpursuer

Example

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"Pursuers are more likely than distancers to seek help from a professional, such as a physician."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From distance (verb) + -er.

Etymology 2

From distance (noun) + -er.

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