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

3 senses of realist

Sense 1
realist -- (a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them)
       => philosopher -- (a specialist in philosophy)

Sense 2
realist -- (a person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly)
       => person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul -- (a human being; "there was too much for one person to do")

Sense 3
realist -- (a painter who represents the world realistically and not in an idealized or romantic style)
       => painter -- (an artist who paints)