realist

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   An advocate of realism; one who believes that matter, objects etc. have real existence beyond our perception of them.

   Aristotle's own doctrine is far from clear. It was this lack of clarity that made possible the medieval controversy between nominalists and realists.

2. 2
   adj

   Eye dialect spelling of realest.

   He's the realist dude I know.

3. 3
   noun

   a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them

4. 4
   noun

   a painter who represents the world realistically and not in an idealized or romantic style

5. 5
   noun

   a person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly

6. 6
   noun

   An adherent of the realism movement; an artist who seeks to portray real everyday life accurately.

7. 7
   noun

   One who believes in seeing things the way they really are, as opposed to how they would like them to be.

Etymology

From real + -ist.