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realist definition

re·al·ist (-list)

noun

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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