as in maverick
a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs
an individualist who steadfastly refuses to do what everyone else is doing
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Recent Examples of individualist
The folly of swapping him out for Ibrahimovic, football’s most brash individualist outside of Cristiano Ronaldo, was exposed in less than a year.
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Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
For nineteenth century individualists, essentialists, and naturalists, the point should be to walk for walking’s sake, not for fame or outward fitness or money.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Mar. 2025
No other nation has more outstanding individualists.
—Philipp Lahm, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Actual Ad The ad Cambridge sent to individualists depicts rows of U.S. flags in a field, an image widely associated with military sacrifice and remembrances of war.
—Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 27 Feb. 2025
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Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
For nineteenth century individualists, essentialists, and naturalists, the point should be to walk for walking’s sake, not for fame or outward fitness or money.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Mar. 2025
No other nation has more outstanding individualists.
—Philipp Lahm, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Actual Ad The ad Cambridge sent to individualists depicts rows of U.S. flags in a field, an image widely associated with military sacrifice and remembrances of war.
—Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for individualist
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In 1972, American maverick Bobby Fischer first breached the frontier by winning the world championship at the height of the Cold War.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
5 Aug. 2025
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In the Wild West, mavericks, often rebellious individuals — played enormous roles.—
Jim Martin,
Denver Post,
3 Aug. 2025
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Just milk, chocolate syrup and seltzer, though iconoclasts argue that vanilla syrup is acceptable, too.—
Liza Weisstuch,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 June 2025
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The iconoclast behind SpaceX, Tesla, DOGE and more set out to incorporate the area around his Starship rocket launch facility near what was previously known as Boca Chica beach and village over four years ago.—
Eric Mack,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
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Sketching swastikas and 'edgy' jokes: Idaho shooter not typical loner Who is Wess Roley?—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
24 July 2025
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In their latest – and their first fiction film – a Belarusian wannabe model is drawn to a mysterious loner (Marya Imbro and Mikhail Senkov) working the night shift at a morgue.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
8 July 2025
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“Individualist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/individualist. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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