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MATERIALIST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who thinks that nothing exists but physical matter
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("materialist" is a kind of...):
nonbeliever (someone who refuses to believe (as in a divinity))
Derivation:
materialism ((philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Someone with great regard for material possessions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("materialist" is a kind of...):
capitalist (a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business))
Derivation:
materialism (a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters)