A person who disagrees with a majority opinion or refuses to accept official authority or belief.
From dissent plus the suffix -er (one who). In English history, the term specifically referred to Protestants who didn't conform to the Church of England.
The 'Dissenters' of 1600s England faced real danger for their religious disagreement—today we call their courage 'freedom of conscience,' but it cost many their lives!
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