materialist

as in philistine
a person who is chiefly interested in material comfort and is hostile or indifferent to art and culture a materialist who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing

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Noun
  • Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies.
    Diana Olick, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The result of skilled labor, universities, banks and existing industry bonding together becomes clear in many ways, including, of course, a top layer of entrepreneurs and capitalists owning and deploying billions of Swiss Francs.
    Peter Vanham, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Who says the eyebrow and the lowbrow don’t mix?
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • More than a decade later, the series continues to reimagine American histories and channel primal fears — from clowns and cults, to witches and ghosts — with each installment cloaked in social commentary and camp.
    James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
  • But that won't ease the fears of anyone who categorizes clowns as monsters.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Materialist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/materialist. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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