[Vocabulary] equivalence finding in English

[persianboy_47]

What do American call a person who is most of the time eating sth alone without sharing it with his friends.....in other words, imagine you are going to a restaurant, and when you get there, all of a sudden, you'll see that your friend is already eating sth alone without telling ya to come with....(almost humorous)


she is a .........!

 

[emsr2d2]

What do American​s call a person who [STRIKE]is most of the time[/STRIKE] usually [STRIKE]eating[/STRIKE] eats [STRIKE]sth[/STRIKE] something alone without sharing it with his friends. In other words, imagine you are going to a restaurant, and when you get there, all of a sudden, [STRIKE]you'll[/STRIKE] you see that your friend is already eating [STRIKE]sth[/STRIKE] something alone without [STRIKE]telling[/STRIKE] inviting [STRIKE]ya[/STRIKE] you to [STRIKE]come with[/STRIKE] join them. [STRIKE](almost humorous)[/STRIKE] It's almost funny!


He/she is a .........

Welcome to the forum. :hi:

I don't know of a word for such a person. It's a very specific situation.

Note my corrections above. Please make sure you use complete words on the forum. "sth" works in dictionary definitions where space is at a premium but here we use full words.

 

[MikeNewYork]

The gender shifted from "he" to "she" for no apparent reason.

 

[Skrej]

You will sometimes hear a such a person called a 'loner', but it isn't specific just to eating. A loner tends to do everything by themselves, not just eating.

 

[Tarheel]

In Iran do they believe in sharing food?

 

[Raymott]

It seems like a fairly normal thing to do. So, I don't think there's be a name for it.
What do you call someone who eats with his friends? Again, nothing.

 

[Tarheel]

Maybe in Iran it"s unusual for somebody to eat alone (at least in public).

 

[emsr2d2]

If I had arranged to meet a friend in a restaurant and, when I arrived, my friend had already ordered and started eating, I would be surprised and a bit put out but I don't have a name for that behaviour. Maybe my friend was really hungry or in a terrible rush or maybe he/she is just selfish generally. If that were that the case, though, I would probably know that already.

 

[teechar]

I wonder if "unsociable" is the word you're looking for.
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/unsociable
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/unsociable

 

[Tdol]

Or unclubbable is you want something a bit stronger.