lone wolf

lone wolf

English

Noun

lone wolf (plural lone wolves)

1. A wolf that is not part of a pack.
2. (figuratively) A person who avoids the company of others; a loner; an independent or solitary person.
3. (by extension) A criminal who acts alone, not as part of a group.
   • 2017 October 2, "Las Vegas shooting: At least 58 dead at Mandalay Bay Hotel", in bbc.com, BBC:

     Paddock's motives remain unclear. Las Vegas Sheriff Joe Lombardo described the shooting as a "lone wolf" attack. "We have no idea what his belief system was," he said.

Derived terms

• lone wolfer
• lone-wolfing

Translations

wolf that is not part of a pack

Chinese: Mandarin: 孤狼 (gūláng) Finnish: yksinäinen susi Japanese: 一匹狼 (いっぴきおおかみ, ippiki ōkami) Polish: samotny wilk m Russian: бирюк (ru) m (birjuk) Swedish: ensamvarg (sv) c

person who avoids the company of others

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Finnish: yksinäinen susi German: einsamer Wolf m Hungarian: magányos farkas Japanese: 一匹狼 (いっぴきおおかみ, ippikiōkami) Korean: 독불 장군 (dokbul janggun) Polish: samotny wilk m Portuguese: lobo solitário m Swedish: ensamvarg (sv) c Turkish: yalnız kurt

criminal who acts alone

Chinese: Mandarin: 独狼 (dúláng) Finnish: yksinäinen susi Japanese: 一匹狼 (いっぴきおおかみ, ippiki ōkami) Polish: samotny wilk m Portuguese: rato solitário m, ratos solitários m pl Spanish: lobo solitario m