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contrarian

cont·ra·rian

UK/kənˈtɹɛə.ɹi.ən/ US/kənˈtɹɛ.ɹi.ən/ uncommon

noun

1.

an investor who deliberately decides to go against the prevailing wisdom of other investors

Origin

From contrary + -an (suffix forming agent nouns; and meaning of or pertaining to forming adjectives), modelled after words like libertarian.

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