Other forms: pragmatists
A pragmatist is somebody guided by what works rather than by theory. A hard-headed pragmatist, pragmatists and idealists, essentially a pragmatist.
It is a compliment from allies and an accusation from anybody who thinks principle was abandoned. In philosophy it names a follower of the American school that judges an idea by its practical effects.
1nounpragmatistSomebody guided by what works rather than by theory.
“A pragmatist, she cared less about theory than about getting the trains running on time.”
pragmatist is a person.
Greek pragma means a thing done, from prassein, to do.
Ancient Greek
πρᾶγμα — thing
English, today
pragmatist
From Ancient Greek πρᾶγμα (“thing”).
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