lone wolfer

English

Etymology

From lone wolf +‎ -er.

Noun

lone wolfer (plural lone wolfers)

1. One who acts alone.
   • 1932, George Washington Sandt, The Lutheran, volume 15, page 2:

     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 […]

   • 1962, Research Management, page 401:

     The creative is independent — a lone wolfer. Independence in itself is not bad if it can be controlled and made to be productive.

   • 1970, Canada Poultryman, volume 57, page 26:

     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.

   1. A terrorist who acts on their own, without being part of a larger organized group or cell.