Contrarian

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. 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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  • n. a person who expresses a contradicting viewpoint, especially one who denounces the majority persuasion
  • n. a financial investor who tends to have an opinion of market trends at variance with most others
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. taking an opposing view, especially a view opposite to that taken by the majority.
  • n. a person who habitually takes a view opposite to that held by the majority.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an investor who deliberately decides to go against the prevailing wisdom of other investors
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    investor   
    Cross Reference
    rebel    opposer   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bavarian    Bulgarian    Darien    Hungarian    Kasparian   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    buy-and-hold    long-only    bottom-line    long-term    skill-based   
     
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