Hypertext Webster Gateway: "realist"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Realist \Re"al*ist\, n. [Cf. F. r['e]aliste.]
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
realist
n 1: a philosopher who believes that universals are real and
exist independently of anyone thinking of them
2: a painter who represents the world realistically and not in
an idealized or romantic style
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