"realists" in the noun sense
1. realist
a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them
2. realist
a person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly
3. realist
a painter who represents the world realistically and not in an idealized or romantic style
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