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Vinony

dissenter

noun

  1. one who disagrees in matters of opinion, belief, etc.
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English dissent Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English dissenter From dissent + -er.

  1. Someone who dissents (disagrees), especially from an established church.

    “As my study proceeded, I began to see that an investigation of organizational morality should also explore managerial dissenters, so-called whistleblowers, many of whom take stands against their organizations on grounds that they define as moral.”