iconoclast
/ˌaɪˈkɑnəˌkɫæst/
a person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions
iconoclast in a sentence
“The iconoclast challenged every tradition the company held dear.”
Origin of iconoclast
Greek eikōn image + klastes breaker, originally destroyers of religious images
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