idealist
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/aɪˈdiːəlɪst/
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/aɪˈdiːəlɪst/
Someone who thinks that perfect situations are possible and aims for them.
The young teacher was an idealist who believed all students could succeed.
Someone who believes that ideas are the only real things and the only things we can truly know.
In his philosophy class, he was known as an idealist, always arguing that ideas are the foundation of reality.