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“Loaner” or “Loner”

loaner / loner are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

loaner

  • nouna car that is lent as a replacement for one that is under repair.

loner l·OW·n·er

  • nouna person who avoids the company or assistance of others.
Usage

Examples in context

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“loaner”

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“loner”

  • Kishore Kumar was a loner; in an interview with Pritish…
  • …by a scarred and unorthodox loner named Samson Ashburner
  • …portraying the life of a loner who has moved to the…
  • …self-affirmation, which introduced the melancholy loner persona that he's repeatedly returned…
  • He was known as a loner who did not have intimate…
  • …London, a bit of a loner because she is a psychic…

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