INDIVIDUALIST
Dictionary entry overview: What does individualist mean?
• INDIVIDUALIST (noun)
The noun INDIVIDUALIST has 1 sense:
1. a person who pursues independent thought or action
Familiarity information: INDIVIDUALIST used as a noun is very rare.
• INDIVIDUALIST (adjective)
The adjective INDIVIDUALIST has 1 sense:
1. marked by or expressing individuality
Familiarity information: INDIVIDUALIST used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• INDIVIDUALIST (noun)
Meaning:
A person who pursues independent thought or action
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("individualist" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "individualist"):
dropout (someone who withdraws from a social group or environment)
lone hand; lone wolf; loner (a person who avoids the company or assistance of others)
fencesitter; independent; mugwump (a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics))
night owl; nightbird; nighthawk (a person who likes to be active late at night)
naturist; nudist (a person who practices nudity for reasons of health or religion)
withdrawer (an individualist who withdraws from social interaction)
• INDIVIDUALIST (adjective)
Meaning:
Marked by or expressing individuality
Synonyms:
individualist; individualistic
Context example:
an individualistic way of dressing
Similar:
individual; single (being or characteristic of a single thing or person)
