individualist
pronunciation
How to pronounce individualist in British English:
UK [ˌɪndɪ'vɪdʒʊəlɪst]
How to pronounce individualist in American English:
US [ˌɪndɪ'vɪdʒʊrlɪst]
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- Noun:
- a person who pursues independent thought or action
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- Adjective:
- marked by or expressing individuality
Word Origin
- individualist (n.)
- 1840, from individual + -ist. Related: Individualistic.
Example
- 1. He is an individualist while they are hidebound .
- 2. I am the only individualist in this room .
- 3. I am far more of an individualist than I ever was .
- 4. Do you mean that I am an individualist ?
- 5. The individualist ethos of freedom of choice .