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contrarian

A contrarian is defined as a person who opposes or goes against a prevailing belief or ideal.

(noun)

A person who always says the opposite of what popular culture says, hating all movies that most people love and buying stocks when everyone else is selling, is an example of a contrarian.

The definition of contrarian is someone or something that goes against prevailing ideas or beliefs.

(adjective)

When the majority of people at a convention are democrats and one person is a republican, the republican is an example of someone with a contrarian opinion.

See contrarian in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a person who typically acts or thinks in a way contrary to popular or accepted opinion; specif., an investor who seeks to make a profit by acting in opposition to majority opinion, prevailing wisdom, etc., as by buying a company's stock when it is out of favor with the majority of investors

adjective

of, by, or being a contrarian

See contrarian in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

One who takes a contrary view or action, especially an investor who makes decisions that contradict prevailing wisdom, as in buying securities that are unpopular at the time.

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