individualist
Other forms: individualists
If you’re an individualist, you think for yourself and do things your own way — you have the individualist values of independence and creativity.
It is great to be an individualist, meaning you won't conform to social pressures — that is, unless a group of individualists is trying to come to mutual agreement about something. You may have heard of bands that break up because "creative differences" make them unable to write music together. Most likely, those differences are the result of individualist attitudes about how the music should sound.
Definitions of individualist
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a person who pursues independent thought or action
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St. John the Baptist
(New Testament) a preacher and hermit and forerunner of Jesus (whom he baptized); was beheaded by Herod at the request of Salome
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dropout
someone who withdraws from a social group or environment
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lone hand, lone wolf, loner
a person who avoids the company or assistance of others
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fencesitter, independent, mugwump
a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
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night owl, nightbird, nighthawk
a person who likes to be active late at night
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naturist, nudist
a person who practices nudity for reasons of health or religion
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withdrawer
an individualist who withdraws from social interaction
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hermit, recluse, solitary, solitudinarian, troglodyte
one who lives in solitude
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St. John the Baptist
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marked by or expressing individuality
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synonyms:
individualistic
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individual, single
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
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individual, single
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