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.
Pertaining to or characteristic of a contrarian.
Someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another.
A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor.
Having the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority.
To be equal to, or match, or to surpass another.
To oppose or compete with.
To strive to equal or excel; to emulate.