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distancer¹

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From distance (verb) + -er.

noun distancers

  1. A person who tends to maintain emotional distance and detachment. Coordinate term: pursuer
  2. A means for establishing physical or emotional distance. The band’s third album, “When the World Comes Down,” isn’t striking obscure poses, inventing slang or playing with the audience through distancers like tension and distortion.

distancer²

noun distancers

  1. dated A long-distance runner. Phillips was one of a field of a dozen distancers who started in the twomile handicap run which featured the games of the Friend's of Irish Freedom at Ulmer Park, Brooklyn.

    Similar: long distancer

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"distancer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/distancer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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distancer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/distancer

Chicago

"distancer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/distancer.

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@misc{distancer_2026,
  title = {distancer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/distancer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}