realist

[ ree-uh-list ]
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noun
  1. a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.

  2. an artist or a writer whose work is characterized by realism.

  1. Philosophy. an adherent of realism.

adjective
  1. of or relating to realism or to a person who embodies its principles or practices: the realist approach to social ills;realist paintings.

Origin of realist

1
First recorded in 1595–1605; real1 + -ist; compare French réaliste

Other words from realist

  • an·ti·re·al·ist, noun, adjective
  • hy·per·re·al·ist, noun
  • non·re·al·ist, noun
  • pro·re·al·ist, adjective, noun
  • ul·tra·re·al·ist, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for realist

realist

/ (ˈrɪəlɪst) /


noun
  1. a person who is aware of and accepts the physical universe, events, etc, as they are; pragmatist

  2. an artist or writer who seeks to represent the familiar or typical in real life rather than an idealized, formalized, or romantic interpretation

  1. philosophy a person who accepts realism

  2. (modifier) of, relating to, or characteristic of realism or realists in the arts, philosophy, etc: a realist school

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