'Idealist' definitions:

Definition of 'idealist'

(from WordNet)
noun
Someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations [syn: idealist, dreamer]

Definition of 'Idealist'

From: GCIDE
  • Idealist \I*de"al*ist\, n. [Cf. F. id['e]aliste.]
  • 1. One who idealizes; one who forms picturesque fancies; one given to romantic expectations. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. One who holds the doctrine of idealism, in any sense. In senses 4 and 5 of idealism, opposed to realist. [1913 Webster +PJC]

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