optimist

noun

Definition of optimistnext
as in dreamer
a person who usually expects good things to happen You have to be a bit of an optimist to start a business. Somehow he remained an optimist despite all that had happened to him.

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Recent Examples of optimist My favourite part of this exercise is seeing the distribution of optimists and pessimists. — Janson Duench, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 To the optimist, there was just enough out there to nourish hope. — Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026 YouTube | Overcast | Pocket Casts Bill Gates has generally been an AI optimist. — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026 The rewards Gates, ever the optimist, also outlines some major boons the technology holds. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for optimist
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dreamer
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  • Djrum himself might even approve of taking in the mix from a horizontal position; his set is designed more for the dreamer than for the raver.
    — Ben Cardew, Pitchfork, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The youth of the country, along with some dreamers and fighters, were the ones pushing it forward little by little.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
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