See more synonyms for realist on Thesaurus.com- a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- an artist or a writer whose work is characterized by realism.
- Philosophy. an adherent of realism.
- 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
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, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for realist
Contemporary Examples of realist
Burt told me that he considers Paul a traditional, Republican realist.
He was an “idealist and a realist at the same time,” said his close friend, the British Diplomat Frank Roberts.
“I view myself as a realist, and the reality is that what Iran is doing is very simple,” he said.
Cozzens, largely forgotten these days, was a 20th-century realist writer in the mode of Theodore Dreiser.
Ben Gurion once said, “In Israel, in order to be a realist you must believe in miracles.”
Historical Examples of realist
Captain Feldman was a realist but he was also a deeply moral man.
"They don't have much choice," Captain Feldman said, always the realist.
In the first place, it does not mean that Greek art is what we call ‘naturalist’ or ‘realist’.
"I believe you are a realist, Henry," said his wife playfully.
It was dear to the Realist, and it is dear to the Symbolist.
British Dictionary definitions for realist- a person who is aware of and accepts the physical universe, events, etc, as they are; pragmatist
- an artist or writer who seeks to represent the familiar or typical in real life rather than an idealized, formalized, or romantic interpretation
- philosophy a person who accepts realism
- (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 realistn.c.1600, in philosophy, from real (adj.) + -ist, and cf. French réaliste. Also see realism.
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