pragmatist

[ prag-muh-tist ]

noun

1. a person who is oriented toward the success or failure of a particular line of action, thought, etc.; a practical person.
2. an advocate or adherent of philosophical pragmatism.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of pragmatism.

Other Words From

• anti·pragma·tist noun adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pragmatist¹

First recorded in 1630–40; pragmat(ic) + -ist