pragmatist
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- noun
- /ˈpræɡmətɪst/
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pragmático
- Singer's mother was a pragmatist who valued the intellect over the emotions.
- Progressive pragmatist
- call myself a pragmatist
- Pragmatists criticized
But I'm a pragmatist and I'm a realist.
- But I'm a pragmatist and I'm a realist.
- That tension of a way of living life between being a dreamer and a pragmatist?
- We need fewer ideologues and more pragmatists.
- And in that context, as the creative, but a a pragmatist too, as running a start up, what do you think is the meaning of this whole thing?
- Perhaps the pragmatist would say at some point you OK, maybe everybody keeps a few.
- People who say that, you know, they are, they just on shirt collars are, you know, labels, pragmatists, all that kind of thing.
Examples
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A more accurate description would present the conflict as one between pragmatists and ideologues.
Academic text (2011) -
I would call myself a pragmatist when it comes to social media.
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To get things done, you somehow have to be a pragmatist and compromise among them.
Academic text (2001) -
In office, Obama has been a progressive where possible but a pragmatist when necessary.
Academic text (2012) -
Most teachers, being pragmatists, do some combination of analytic and synthetic phonics.
Academic text (2008) -
As a business leader, she is a pragmatist who always seeks practical solutions to challenges.
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Being a pragmatist, he focuses on realistic approaches rather than getting lost in theory.
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In politics, a good pragmatist knows when to negotiate for the best outcomes rather than holding out for idealistic goals.
Synonyms
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A person who sees facts clearly and deals with them practically
How Practical
Surface Forms
Morphology
pragmatist = pragmatic (transparent) = pragmat + ist
Built from the adjective 'pragmatic' + the agentive suffix '-ist' to mean a person characterized by being pragmatic.
Etymology
Pragmatist comes from the Greek root pragma meaning 'deed' or 'action', the same root you see in practice. So a pragmatist is someone who looks for what works in real situations and focuses on practical results rather than theory.