idealist
noun
a person who cherishes or pursues high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc.
anti-idealist
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a word derived from
idealist.
Example Sentences
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His conception of life is anti-idealist almost to pessimism, and he has no fancy.
From A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) by George Saintsbury
