counterculturist

noun

Definition of counterculturistnext
as in bohemian
a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs the daughter of counterculturists, she had a very interesting, albeit undisciplined, childhood

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  1. maverick
  2. free spirit
  3. lone wolf
  4. enfant terrible
  5. individualist
Noun
  • He is paired with Barbara Havers (Sofia Barclay), a sergeant with a maverick attitude and a working-class background.
    Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
  • He is paired with Barbara Havers (Barclay), a sergeant with a maverick attitude and a working-class background.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of maverick
Noun
  • In the backdrop to her work, the actress had a reputation as a free spirit, who raised her only son Luca Magnani on her own, having split from his actor father prior to his birth in 1942.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Trending Stories Culkin’s Zen-stoner take on a free spirit that’s also a broken spirit — an accidentally spilled bit of information hints at a backstory that suggests the film’s title is earned — would be enough to recommend this.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of free spirit
Noun
  • Currently, there are nine packs living in the northern areas of the Golden State, along with several lone wolves.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Wolfs stars Pitt and Clooney, 63, as two professional fixers and lone wolves who are accidentally assigned to the same job and forced to work together.
    Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
Definition of lone wolf
Noun
  • For over a decade, Grimes delighted the public with hilariously dilettante and enfant terrible press bits.
    Alexandra Bregman, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Well, my editor, Judith Regan, was the enfant terrible of publishing in the ‘90s.
    Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of enfant terrible
Noun
  • Radical individualists come to environmentalism from a different place than other people who support the cause.
    Keren Landman, Vox, 10 Dec. 2024
  • This season, the Yankees have embraced right-hander Marcus Stroman and left fielder Alex Verdugo, two players who, like Chisholm, occasionally come off as individualists.
    Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 24 July 2024
Definition of individualist
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