Distances vs Distancer - What's the difference?
distances | distancer |
(psychology) A person who tends to maintain emotional distance and detachment
* {{quote-book, 1990, Susan H. McDaniel et al., Family-Oriented Primary Care
A means for establishing distance
* {{quote-news, 2008, December 14, Ben Ratliff, Critic's Choice: New CDs, The New York Times
, passage=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.}}
(dated) A long-distance runner
* {{quote-news, 1921, August 22, , Paulist Distancer Triumphs in Two-Mile Race, The New York Times, page=16
, passage=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.}}
As a verb distances
is .As a noun distancer is
(psychology) a person who tends to maintain emotional distance and detachment.distancer
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(en noun)citation, passage=Pursuers are more likely than distancers to seek help from a professional, such as a physician.}}
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