English edit

Etymology edit

counter- +‎ type

Noun edit

countertype (plural countertypes)

  1. A type (of person) that opposes and contrasts with another.
    • 2009 June 14, Dave Kehr, “Everyman, Tempted”, in New York Times[1]:
      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 .