materialist

[ muh-teer-ee-uh-list ]
/ məˈtɪər i ə lɪst /
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noun

a person who is markedly more concerned with material things than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
an adherent of philosophical materialism.

adjective

concerned with material things; materialistic.
of or relating to philosophical materialism or its adherents.

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Origin of materialist

From the New Latin word māteriālista, dating back to 1660–70. See material, -ist

OTHER WORDS FROM materialist

ma·te·ri·al·is·tic, adjectivean·ti·ma·te·ri·al·ist, noun, adjective

Words nearby materialist

material, material cause, material culture, material implication, materialism, materialist, materialistic, materiality, materialize, materially, material mode
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Words related to materialist

doubter, questioner, agnostic, pessimist, dissenter, cynic, skeptic, infidel, misanthrope, unbeliever, atheist, heretic, apostate, nihilist, heathen, freethinker, pagan, rationalist, scoffer, disbeliever

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