Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pragmatist

2 senses of pragmatist

Sense 1
pragmatist -- (an adherent of philosophical pragmatism)
       => realist -- (a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them)

Sense 2
pragmatist -- (a person who takes a practical approach to problems and is concerned primarily with the success or failure of her actions)
       => realist -- (a person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly)