realist

realist
realism NOUN 1) the practice of accepting a situation as it is and dealing with it accordingly. 2) (in art or literature) the representation of things in a way that is accurate and true to life. 3) Philosophy the doctrine that universals or abstract concepts have an objective or absolute existence.
DERIVATIVES realist noun.

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