noun · rare

contrarian

con·tra·ri·an

contrarian · contrarians

Querdenker, Querkopf, Querdenkerin

A person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one…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.

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UK/kənˈtɹɛə.ɹi.ən/US/kənˈtɹɛ.ɹi.ən/

» Tom sure is a contrarian, huh?

Meaning

2 senses

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.
Querdenker, Querdenkerin, Querkopf
A financial investor who tends to have an opinion of market trends at variance with most others.

More definitions

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

Examples

7 sentences

Tom sure is a contrarian, huh?
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He's always playing the contrarian with me.
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He likes to adopt a contrarian view just for the hell of it.
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Why would you say that unless you were just trying to be contrarian?
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Contrarians are often very upright people.
deQuerdenker sind meistens sehr aufrechte Menschen.
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