individualist.

A person who values independent judgement, personal freedom, or acting apart from a group.

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Words that belong together

• staunch individualist
• committed individualist

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A committed individualist, he distrusted decisions made simply because everyone agreed.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: Singular individualist; plural individualists. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.