The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
contrarian — con*tra ri*an, n. [see {contrarian}, a..] a person who habitually takes a view opposite to that held by the majority; as, the contrarians in the stock market prefer to sell when most analysts advise us to buy. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contrarian — 1963, from CONTRARY (Cf. contrary) + IAN (Cf. ian). To be in opposition is not to be a nihilist. And there is no decent or charted way of making a living at it. It is something you are, and not something you do. [Christopher Hitchens, Letters to… … Etymology dictionary
contrarian — [kän trer′ē ən] n. a person who typically acts or thinks in a way contrary to popular or accepted opinion; specif., an investor who seeks to make a profit by acting in opposition to majority opinion, prevailing wisdom, etc., as by buying a… … English World dictionary
Contrarian — A contrarian is a person with a preference for taking a position opposed to that of the majority. Contrarian styles of argument and disagreement have historically been associated with radicalism and dissent. Contents 1 Contrarian tropes in… … Wikipedia
contrarian — An investment style that leads one to buy assets that have performed poorly and sell assets that have performed well. There are two possible reasons this strategy might work. The first is a mean reversion argument; that is, if the asset has… … Financial and business terms
contrarian — [[t]kəntre͟əriən[/t]] contrarians N COUNT: oft N n A contrarian is a person who deliberately behaves in a way that is different from the people around them. [FORMAL] He is by nature a contrarian. ...the young contrarian intellectual … English dictionary
Contrarian — An investment style that goes against prevailing market trends by buying assets that are performing poorly and then selling when they perform well. A contrarian investor believes that the people who say the market is going up do so only when they … Investment dictionary
contrarian — noun Date: 1657 a person who takes a contrary position or attitude; specifically an investor who buys shares of stock when most others are selling and sells when others are buying • contrarian adjective • contrarianism noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
contrarian — Investor whose ideas are often opposite those of the majority of investors. ► “The Dogs of the Dow, which are the 10 stocks with the highest dividend yields in the DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE as of December 31, 1994, have returned a collective … American business jargon
Contrarian investing — In finance, a contrarian is one who attempts to profit by investing in a manner that differs from the conventional wisdom, when the consensus opinion appears to be wrong. A contrarian believes that certain crowd behavior among investors can lead… … Wikipedia
