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German
Etymology
From einzel- + Gänger.
Pronunciation
Noun
Einzelgänger m (strong, genitive Einzelgängers, plural Einzelgänger, feminine Einzelgängerin)
- 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.
Declension
Declension of Einzelgänger
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