individualist

[ in-duh-vij-oo-uh-list ]

/ ˌɪn dəˈvɪdʒ u ə lɪst /

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noun

a person who shows great independence or individuality in thought or action.

Nearby words

individual liberty, individual medley, individual psychology, individual retirement account, individualism, individualist, individuality, individualize, individually, individuate, individuation

Origin of individualist

First recorded in 1830–40; individual + -ist

Related forms

in·di·vid·u·al·is·tic, adjectivein·di·vid·u·al·is·ti·cal·ly, adverbnon·in·di·vid·u·al·is·tic, adjectiveo·ver·in·di·vid·u·al·is·tic, adjective

o·ver·in·di·vid·u·al·is·ti·cal·ly, adverbsu·per·in·di·vid·u·al·ist, noun

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Examples from the Web for individualist

Their pursuits are individualist, and many seek to be expatriates.
Teaching ‘The Great Gatsby’ in Chengdu, China|Matt Lombardi|May 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This nation of immigrants is more go-getting and individualist than their European counterparts.
America Will Never Be Europe|Katty Kay|February 27, 2009|DAILY BEAST
And it would be simply absurd to say it of any of the great Individualist novelists of the Victorian time.
Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens|G. K. Chesterton
"The God of the individualist," he said at length—musingly, not accusingly.
The Inside of the Cup, Complete|Winston Churchill

I am an individualist,—a good old American individualist,—like Jefferson and Emerson.
Philosophy and The Social Problem|Will Durant
The spirit of what he says is, in fact, not individualist but social.
Diderot and the Encyclopdists|John Morley
Society, says the individualist, is made up of all its members.
Social Rights and Duties, Volume I (of 2)|Sir Leslie Stephen

British Dictionary definitions for individualist

individualist

/ (ˌɪndɪˈvɪdjʊəlɪst) /

noun

a person who shows independence and individuality in his behaviour, opinions, or actions

an advocate of individualism

Derived Forms

individualistic, adjectiveindividualistically, adverb

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