idealist
adjective/aɪˈdiəlɪst/
Frequency rank: #15,290 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
A person who believes in or pursues high or noble principles, sometimes ignoring practical realities.
Example sentence
Colleagues see my friend as the office idealist, since her goals seem unrealistic.
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