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The definition of a realist is a person who can look at things as they are and deal with it in a practical manner, or an artist or philosopher who believes in showing and discussing realism rather than visionary thoughts.

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A person who knows that she needs to make improvements in her life, who can recognize the situation and her problems and who makes plans to deal with them, is an example of a realist.
Immaneul Kant, a German philosopher famous for the idea of the moral obligation which he called the "Categorical Imperative", is an example of a realist.

See realist in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a person concerned with real things and practical matters rather than those that are imaginary or visionary
a believer in or advocate of realism
an artist or writer whose work is characterized by realism

See realist in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun