Thesaurus: realist

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1. 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.
2. n. An artist or writer who aims at realism in his work. See Realism, 2.
3. n. a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them
4. n. a person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly
5. n. a painter who represents the world realistically and not in an idealized or romantic style
6. 1. (Philos.) 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. 2. (Art. & Lit.) An artist or writer who aims at realism in his work. See Realism, 2.
7. One who believes in realism; esp., one who maintains thatgenerals, or the terms used to denote the genera and species ofthings, represent real existences, and are not mere names, asmaintained by the nominalists.
8. j:11/n:89 n. a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them n. a person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly n. a painter who represents the world realistically and not in an idealized or romantic style