Noun
One who idealizes; one who forms picturesque fancies; one given to romantic expectations.
One who holds the doctrine of idealism.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAccording to his aides, he was not the naive idealist his critics made him out to be. Source: Internet
And only an idealist invites his audience to look at the world as closely and deeply as he does as he reminds us that it is only by seeing — really seeing — the world as it exists, that we stand any chance at all of saving it. Source: Internet
Berkeley was an idealist who believed that all of reality could be explained in terms of the mind alone. Source: Internet
Empire turns out not to be a means of making money, but instead an idealist pursuit to keep sea lanes open, bullies at bay and nations trading rather than fighting. Source: Internet
Fan Noli, an idealist, rejected demands for new elections on the grounds that Albania needed a "paternal" government. Source: Internet
He is a practicing idealist who, after years of attempted heroism, is tired of crusading and has come to the Cookie Jar to retire. Source: Internet