individualist

[ in-duh-vij-oo-uh-list ]
/ ˌɪn dəˈvɪdʒ u ə lɪst /

noun

a person who shows great independence or individuality in thought or action.
an advocate of individualism.

Origin of individualist

First recorded in 1830–40; individual + -ist

OTHER WORDS FROM individualist

Example sentences from the Web for individualistically

  • He counts himself a man of business, and thinks and acts and goes down to failure, individualistically.

    Women As Sex Vendors |R. B. Tobias

British Dictionary definitions for individualistically

individualist
/ (ˌɪndɪˈvɪdjʊəlɪst) /

noun

a person who shows independence and individuality in his behaviour, opinions, or actions
an advocate of individualism

Derived forms of individualist

individualistic, adjective individualistically, adverb