| Definiton of Realist from Dictionary.com: 
 n.
 One who is inclined to literal truth and pragmatism. A practitioner of artistic or philosophic realism.
 
 realist n 1: a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them 2: a person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly 3: a painter who represents the world realistically and not in an idealized or romantic style |