Definition of optimist
: a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism The optimists have faith that no matter how avaricious the age, literature will endure. — Michael Norman
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Recent Examples of optimist from the Web
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Though incredibly hard on herself, Kasey Cooper is an optimist.
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TACKLE REGISTRATION FEE: $190 Registration fee includes: rental of helmet, shoulder pads, game uniform, secondary insurance, participation awards, referee cost, county and optimist fees.
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Phillies manager Pete Mackanin is an eternal optimist, but this stretch of bad baseball by his struggling outfit has him in the dumps.
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The three-phase project is supposed to be finished in just six years (developers are eternal optimists).
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So, cable optimists argue, a lot has changed since the last run at interactivity.
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Origin and Etymology of optimist
French optimiste, from Latin optimum + French -iste -ist
Optimist
playDefinition of Optimist
: a member of a major international service club
Recent Examples of optimist from the Web
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Though incredibly hard on herself, Kasey Cooper is an optimist.
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TACKLE REGISTRATION FEE: $190 Registration fee includes: rental of helmet, shoulder pads, game uniform, secondary insurance, participation awards, referee cost, county and optimist fees.
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Phillies manager Pete Mackanin is an eternal optimist, but this stretch of bad baseball by his struggling outfit has him in the dumps.
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The three-phase project is supposed to be finished in just six years (developers are eternal optimists).
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So, cable optimists argue, a lot has changed since the last run at interactivity.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'Optimist'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Origin and Etymology of optimist
Optimist (Club)
First Known Use: 1911
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Definition of optimist for Students
: a person who habitually expects good things to happen
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