Einzelgänger

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German

Etymology

From einzel- +‎ Gänger.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Einzelgänger m (strong, genitive Einzelgängers, plural Einzelgänger, feminine Einzelgängerin)

  1. loner
    • 2008, Karen Gloy (editor), Jürgen Hengelbrock (author of the quoted passage), Kollektiv- und Individualbewusstsein, page 23:
      Es gibt aber nicht nur männliche, sondern auch weibliche Einzelgänger.
      But not only males but also females can be loners.
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, number 41/2010, page 163:
      Echsen sind geborene Einzelgänger. Meist vermeiden sie es sogar, einander über den Weg zu laufen.
      Lizards are born loners. Mostly they even avoid to cross each other's path.

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  • Dutch: einzelgänger

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