realist

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From real +‎ -ist.

realist (plural realists)

(philosophy) An advocate of realism; one who believes that matter, objects etc. have real existence beyond our perception of them.
- 1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.19:
  Aristotle's own doctrine is far from clear. It was this lack of clarity that made possible the medieval controversy between nominalists and realists.
One who believes in seeing things the way they really are, as opposed to how they would like them to be.
(art, literature) An adherent of the realism movement; an artist who seeks to portray real everyday life accurately.

one who sees things as they are

advocate of artistic realism

From French réaliste (“realist”)

realist c (singular definite realisten, plural indefinite realister)

Inflection of realist

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	realist	realisten	realister	realisterne
genitive	realists	realistens	realisters	realisternes