individualist
[noun]
Synonyms: maverick, freethinker, independent, loner, lone wolf, nonconformist, original

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in‧di‧vid‧u‧al‧ist AC /ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒuəlɪst, ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəlɪst/ noun [countable]
someone who does things in their own way and has different opinions from most other people:
Geoff was too much of an individualist to be team captain.
—individualistic /ˌɪndəvɪdʒuəˈlɪstɪk◂, ˌɪndɪvɪdʒuəˈlɪstɪk◂/ (also individualist) adjective:
She has a highly individualistic approach to painting.

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