perfectionist

[ per-fek-shuh-nist ]

noun

1. a person who adheres to or believes in perfectionism.
2. a person who demands perfection of himself, herself, or others.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or distinguished by perfection or perfectionism.

Other Words From

• per·fection·istic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of perfectionist¹

First recorded in 1650–60; perfection + -ist

Example Sentences

This perfectionist, however, has become unhinged—just how Coupe likes it.

From The Daily Beast

They repeat tasks over and over with a ritualistic and often perfectionist bent.

From The Daily Beast

"Bernice Reig was always too much of a perfectionist to allow a franchised store out of her control," Mr. Hoch told us.

From The Daily Beast

Off the track, she had been a perfectionist pre-med student with a perfect GPA.

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She's a perfectionist and if she does give TV a go she'd give Oprah a run for her money!

From The Daily Beast

Nor is humanity itself fitted for the kind of transformation which fills the dreams of the perfectionist.

From Project Gutenberg

Almost fiercely she was bent upon making him the moral perfectionist she had made Merle.

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Do you think that is because you are a sensitive perfectionist as far as the language is concerned?

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A perfectionist, my guru was hypercritical of his disciples, whether in matters of moment or in the subtle nuances of behavior.

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That doesn't mean he is a perfectionist in many things, that he etches as well as he paints, that he composes as well as he draws.

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