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Definition of
optimist noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
optimist
noun
noun
NAmE
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ˈɑptəmɪst
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a person who always expects good things to happen or things to be successful
He's an incurable optimist.
opposite
pessimist
See
optimist
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