[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

idealist \ide"alist\, n. cf. f. id'ealiste.
   1. one who idealizes; one who forms picturesque fancies; one
      given to romantic expectations.
      1913 webster

   2. one who holds the doctrine of idealism, in any sense. in
      senses 4 and 5 of idealism, opposed to realist.
      1913 webster +pjc
see also:
idealism realist 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

idealist
     n : someone guided more by ideals than by practical
         considerations syn: dreamer
see also:
dreamer 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

39 moby thesaurus words for "idealist":
   berkeleian, don quixote, hegelian, kantian, neoplatonic,
   neoplatonist, neoplatonistic, platonic, platonist, platonistic,
   quixote, animist, animistic, daydreamer, dreamer,
   dreamer of dreams, enthusiast, escapist, idealistic, immaterialist,
   lotus-eater, panpsychist, panpsychistic, prophet, psychist,
   rhapsodist, romancer, romantic, romanticist, seer, solipsistic,
   spiritualist, spiritualistic, unrealistic, utopian, utopianist,
   utopianizer, visionary, wishful thinker

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