eight ball

noun

Definition of eight ballnext
as in free spirit

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  1. free spirit
  2. lone ranger
  3. lone wolf
  4. outsider
  5. enfant terrible
  6. misfit
  7. individualist
  8. maverick
Noun
  • L’Artisan Parfumeur has remained a pioneering niche perfume brand with an independent, free spirit.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Batiste told us his free spirit clashed with the school's more structured methods.
    — Marc Lieberman, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of free spirit
Noun
  • The desperate situation usually has an alternative, if only the lone ranger would tolerate his own vulnerability and fallibility.
    — Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic, 19 Apr. 2021
  • Kaneland pitcher Emilee Erickson, wearing a protective face mask in Friday’s Class 3A state semifinal, was no lone ranger.
    — Rick Armstrong, Aurora Beacon-News, 9 June 2018
Definition of lone ranger
Noun
  • Yeah, Sam has been a lone wolf, sort of a samurai, traveling the world on very high-stakes solo missions in all parts of the globe in dangerous hotspots.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026
  • However, Rhea left a GIF of a lone wolf on one of Moreno’s TikTok videos less than two weeks after the series wrapped.
    — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026
Definition of lone wolf
Noun
  • Buyers are already putting money behind methods that remain difficult for outsiders to assess.
    — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Many Muslim-Americans feel as though their faith is being used as a cudgel against them in a political world that sometimes treats Muslim candidates as outsiders, rather than citizens.
    — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of outsider
Noun
  • Lantink has been enjoying the support of fashion’s original enfant terrible, Jean Paul Gaultier.
    — Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2026
  • In the kind of career-making scandal that many young artists dream of, Sachs, who was born in Manhattan, grew up in Connecticut, and studied art at Bennington College, became the city’s newest enfant terrible.
    — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of enfant terrible
Noun
  • Lee’s films have often zeroed in on misfits and outcasts, cut off from society’s embrace.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Mecha Man, who is at the center of a dysfunctional team of misfit heroes.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of misfit
Noun
  • Across a sample of 102 nations, Nordic ones (Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland and Finland) come out as the most individualist.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
  • This franchise didn't draft John Matuszak, but Davis found the boundary-pushing, difficult-to-coach individualist a perfect fit for the Raiders.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of individualist
Noun
  • Much of the money came from indie maverick Mark Duplass, who challenged the producers and writer/director Elliott Tuttle to make a film on that shoestring budget.
    — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2026
  • This fall, Drexler’s wild, maverick sensibility is cropping up all over New York.
    — Leslie Camhi, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of maverick
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