"idealist" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ʌɪˈdɪəlɪst/ Audio: en-us-idealist.ogg [US] Forms: idealist [singular], idealists [plural]
Etymology: ideal + -ist Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|ideal|ist}} ideal + -ist Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An idealist is a person who is idealistic.
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