a person who refuses to conform, as to established customs, attitudes, or ideas.

( often initial capital letter ) a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England; dissenter.

adjective

conforming , conformist , obeying , orthodox

noun

conformist , orthodox

adjective

beatnik * , bohemian * , dissident , freak * , heretical , heterodox , hippie * , iconoclastic , maverick , oddball , offbeat , original , rebel , schismatic , sectarian , swinger , unorthodox , weird *

noun

beatnik * , bohemian * , demonstrator , different breed , dissenter , dissentient , dissident , dropout , eccentric , fish out of water * , freak * , heretic , iconoclast , individualist , liberal , malcontent , maverick , misbeliever , night person , oddball , offbeat , original , protester , radical , rebel , sectary , separatist , swinger , weirdo * , schismatic , sectarian , separationist , beatnik , bohemian , hippie , orthodox , recusant , renegade , weirdo