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Individualist — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • individualist noun Someone who believes in individualism as a sociopolitical system.
  • maverick noun A person who thinks and acts independently, refusing to follow the usual rules or conventions of their group.

Senses

Individualist is used for these senses in English:

  • maverick (by extension) One who is unconventional or does not abide by rules. [from 1880s]

individualist — full definition

  1. noun Someone who believes in individualism as a sociopolitical system.
  2. noun Someone who believes in the philosophy of individualism; a solipsist.
  3. noun Someone who does as they wish, unconstrained by external influences.

maverick — full definition

  1. noun A person who thinks and acts independently, refusing to follow the usual rules or conventions of their group.
  2. adj Independent-minded and unwilling to conform.

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