abolitionist vs contrarian

abolitionist

noun
  • A person who favors the abolition of any particular institution or practice. 

  • A person who favored or advocated the abolition of slavery. 

adj
  • In favor of the abolition of slavery. 

contrarian

noun
  • A person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially one who denounces the majority persuasion. 

  • A financial investor who tends to have an opinion of market trends at variance with most others. 

adj
  • Pertaining to or characteristic of a contrarian. 

How often have the words abolitionist and contrarian occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )