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contrarian
(con|trar¦ian)
Pronunciation:
/kənˈtrɛːrɪən/
noun
a person who opposes or rejects popular opinion, especially in stock exchange dealing:
it has become fashionable to be a stock-market contrarian
adjective
opposing or rejecting popular opinion or current practice:
the comment came more from a contrarian disposition than moral conviction
Derivatives
contrarianism
noun
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