Thanks for clarifying. Exactly what i was getting at - my "default state" was based on the Contrarian sans context (i.e. for the sake of it). Think it's an interesting thought exercise.
It's an In Group Contrarian -- so contrarian in the context of the group.
This means that
(a) they are not just contrarian for the sake of it (then they would be contrarian to the ideas of every group, not just one)
(b) they are not opposed to everything the group believes (in that case they wouldn't be in-group contrarians, but mere ideological enemies of the group)
(c) they share some beliefs and core tenets of the group (hence the in-group qualifier)
So where there is no specific group or context in which to place said "contrarian" - just a description of what was felt/instinctive. Would change immediately once we get into a specific example.