Definition of realist Realist
/ɹiˈʌlɪst/ - [reeulist] - re•al•ist
We found 9 definitions of realist from 4 different sources.
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What does realist mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: realists |
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| realist - a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them | ||
| philosopher a specialist in philosophy | ||
| realist - a painter who represents the world realistically and not in an idealized or romantic style | ||
| painter a line that is attached to the bow of a boat and used for tying up (as when docking or towing) | ||
| realist - a person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly | ||
| mortal, somebody, someone, individual, person, soul a single organism | ||
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Wiktionary 
- realist (Noun)
An advocate of realism; one who believes that matter, objects etc. have real existence beyond our perception of them. - realist (Noun)
One who believes in seeing things the way they really are, as opposed to how they would like them to be. - realist (Noun)
An adherent of the realism movement; an artist who seeks to portray real everyday life accurately.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- realist (n.)
One who believes in realism; esp., one who maintains that generals, or the terms used to denote the genera and species of things, represent real existences, and are not mere names, as maintained by the nominalists. - realist (n.)
An artist or writer who aims at realism in his work. See Realism, 2.
Part of speech
🔤- realist, noun, singular of realists.
- realist, adjective.
