real‧ist /ˈrɪələst, ˈrɪəlɪst/ noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: realism, realist, reality, unreality, realization; adverb: real, really, realistically ≠ unrealistically; adjective: real, unreal, realistic ≠ unrealistic; verb: realize]

1. someone who accepts that things are not always perfect, and deals with problems or difficult situations in a practical way:
She had always been a realist, not a dreamer.

2. a writer, painter etc who shows or describes things, especially unpleasant things, as they really are in life

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