contrarian vs fend

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. 

fend

noun
  • An enemy; fiend; the Devil. 

verb
  • To take care of oneself; to take responsibility for one's own well-being. 

  • To defend, to take care of (typically construed with for); to block or push away (typically construed with off). 

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