contrarian
Meanings
Plural: contrarians
Noun
- an investor who deliberately decides to go against the prevailing wisdom of other investors
- A person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people, usually because of nonconformity or spite.
- A financial investor who tends to have an opinion of market trends at variance with most others.
Adj
- Liking or tending to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people.
- Having an opinion of market trends at variance with most others.
Origin / Etymology
From contrary + -ian (a variant of -an (suffix forming agent nouns; and meaning of or pertaining to forming adjectives)), modelled after words like libertarian.
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 12
contrarian is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordcontrarian is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
contrarian is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
contrarian is a valid Words With Friends word