a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them
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a person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly
source: WordNet 3.0
a painter who represents the world realistically and not in an idealized or romantic style
source: WordNet 3.0
One who believes in realism; esp., one who maintains that generals, or the terms used to denote the genera and species of things, represent real existences, and are not mere names, as maintained by the nominalists.
