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Contrarian

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Noun

1. contrarian

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Contrarian

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noun
a. 
a contrary or obstinate person
b. 
(as modifier)
a contrarian investor
contrarian instincts

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Contrarian

see synonyms of contrarian
noun
1. 
a person who typically acts or thinks in a way contrary to popular or accepted opinion; specif., an investor who seeks to make a profit by acting in opposition to majority opinion, prevailing wisdom, etc., as by buying a company's stock when it is out of favor with the majority of investors
adjective
2. 
of, by, or being a contrarian

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Contrarian

see synonyms of contrarian
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.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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