countertype

A type (of person) that opposes and contrasts with another.

Noun

  1. A type (of person) that opposes and contrasts with another.
    • Sweaty, stammering and hyperactive, Lemmon seemed to embody the countertype of the monumental, granite-jawed leading men of the 1950s — stars like John Wayne, Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck . - 2009 June 14, Dave Kehr,...

Origin

From counter- + type.

Forms

countertypes