adjective [onlybeforenoun]
1 without any other people or things
SYNSOLITARY:
a lone sailor crossing the Atlantic * The attack was carried out by a lone gunman in a crowded shopping centre.
2 (especially BrE) without a husband, wife or partner to share the care of children:
a lone mother / parent / father * Most lone parent families are headed by women. -< ALONE
IDIOMS
a lone wolf a person who prefers to be alone
