individualist

CEFRC1

/ˌɪndɪvɪˈduəlɪst/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who values independence and personal freedom.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Someone who does as they wish, unconstrained by external influences.

Examples

  • Sheena took time to get used to the individualist culture of the West.

  • Unlike Mr Verma the collectivist, Mr Gupta was a staunch individualist.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Someone who believes in individualism as a sociopolitical system.

  2. Someone who believes in the philosophy of individualism; a solipsist.

More examples

In context

  • Miró was too much of an individualist to simply subscribe to an aesthetic party platform of Mediterranean art, which wanted to move forward, but only at a safe trot.

  • However, apart from all this, the Chief was a grand old man, belonging to a class of individualists which seems to be dying out in these days, when standard behaviour seems to be as prevalent as standard designs.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From individual + -ist.