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utilitarian definition
utili·tar·ian (yo̵̅o̅ til′ə ter′ē ən)
adjective
- of or having to do with utility
- stressing usefulness over beauty or other considerations
- made for or aiming at utility
- of, or having belief in, utilitarianism
Etymology: utilit(y) + -arian: coined (1781) by Jeremy Bentham
noun
a person who believes in utilitarianism
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