MATERIALIST
materialist
(noun) someone who thinks that nothing exists but physical matter
materialist
(noun) someone with great regard for material possessions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
materialist (plural materialists)
Someone who is materialistic, concerned only with material possessions.
A follower or proponent of philosophical materialism.
Adjective
materialist (comparative more materialist, superlative most materialist)
Having features typical of philosophical materialism.
Source: Wiktionary
Ma*te"ri*al*ist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. matérialiste.]
1. One who denies the existence of spiritual substances or agents, and maintains that spiritual phenomena, so called, are the result of some peculiar organization of matter.
2. One who holds to the existence of matter, as distinguished from the idealist, who denies it. Berkeley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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