From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishindividualistin‧di‧vid‧u‧al‧ist /ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒuəlɪst/ AWL noun [countable] INDEPENDENT PERSONsomeone who does things in their own way and has different opinions from most other people Geoff was too much of an individualist to be team captain. —individualistic /ˌɪndəvɪdʒuəˈlɪstɪk◂/ (also individualist) adjective She has a highly individualistic approach to painting.