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Dissenter vs Contrarian - What's the difference?

dissenter | contrarian |

As nouns the difference between dissenter and contrarian

is that dissenter is someone who dissents (disagrees), especially from an established church while contrarian is a person who expresses a contradicting viewpoint, especially one who denounces the majority persuasion.

dissenter

English

Noun

(wikipedia dissenter) (en noun)
  • someone who dissents (disagrees), especially from an established church

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    contrarian

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia contrarian) (en noun)
  • a person who expresses a contradicting viewpoint, especially one who denounces the majority persuasion
  • (finance) a financial investor who tends to have an opinion of market trends at variance with most others

    • See also

    * opposer * rebel