antagonist vs contrarian

antagonist

noun
  • One who antagonizes or stirs. 

  • An opponent or enemy. 

  • A muscle that acts in opposition to another. 

  • A chemical that binds to a receptor but does not produce a physiological response, blocking the action of agonist chemicals. 

  • The main character or force opposing the protagonist in a literary work or drama. 

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 antagonist and contrarian occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )