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Definition of optimist noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

optimist

noun
 
/ˈɒptɪmɪst/
 
/ˈɑːptɪmɪst/
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  1. a person who always expects good things to happen or things to be successful
    • I'm an eternal optimist—I'm sure things will get better.
    • He’s an incurable optimist.
    • Pete, ever the optimist, said things were bound to improve.
    opposite pessimistTopics Successb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • eternal
    • incurable
    • cockeyed
    phrases
    • ever the optimist
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