noun

idealist

idealist

She is an idealist who believes in a better world.

She is an idealist who believes in a better world.

He was dismissed as a naive idealist.

He was dismissed as a naive idealist.

an idealist a person who is guided more by ideals than by practical considerations. She is an idealist who believes in a better world.

Synonyms: visionary, dreamer, utopian; Antonyms: realist, pragmatist, cynic

From 'ideal' + '-ist' (a suffix denoting a person who practices or is concerned with something).

An '-ist' is a person who believes in 'ideals'.

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