someone who often has the opposite opinion to most other people
Synonyms and related words
Unorthodox beliefs, behaviour and people
a minority of one
bad apple
contrarian
2
businesssomeone who invests money in the opposite way to most other people, for example buying shares in companies that are doing badly, because they think that the situation will change
Synonyms and related words
Investing and investments
annuity
arbitrage
blue chip
contrarian
noun countable
US /ˌkɒnˈtreərɪən/
DEFINITIONS2
1
someone who often has the opposite opinion to most other people
Synonyms and related words
Unorthodox beliefs, behavior and people
a bad penny
a minority of one
bad apple
2
businesssomeone who invests money in the opposite way to most other people, for example buying shares in companies that are doing badly, because they think that the situation will change