contrarian vs pro

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. 

pro

noun
  • A person who supports a concept or principle. 

  • Professional. 

  • A prostitute. 

  • A professional sportsman. 

  • A chemical prophylaxis taken after sex to avoid contracting venereal disease. 

  • An advantage of something, especially when contrasted with its disadvantages (cons). 

adj
  • Professional. 

prep
  • In favor of. 

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