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realist

[ree-uh-list]
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.
  3. Philosophy. an adherent of realism.
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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.
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Origin of realist

1595–1605; real1 + -ist; compare French réaliste
Related formsan·ti·re·al·ist, noun, adjectivehy·per·re·al·ist, nounnon·re·al·ist, nounpro·re·al·ist, adjective, nounul·tra·re·al·ist, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for antirealist

realist

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
  3. philosophy a person who accepts realism
  4. (modifier) of, relating to, or characteristic of realism or realists in the arts, philosophy, etca realist school
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Word Origin and History for antirealist

realist

n.

c.1600, in philosophy, from real (adj.) + -ist, and cf. French réaliste. Also see realism.

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