Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - realist

(realists) 1. A realist is someone who recognizes and accepts the true nature of a situation and tries to deal with it in a practical way. I see myself not as a cynic but as a realist... N-COUNT c darkgreen]approval 2. A realist painter or writer is one who represents things and people in a way that is like real life. ...perhaps the foremost realist painter of our times. ADJ: ADJ n