pragmatist

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

pragmatist
    n 1: an adherent of philosophical pragmatism
    2: a person who takes a practical approach to problems and is
       concerned primarily with the success or failure of her
       actions

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pragmatist \Prag"ma*tist\, n.
   One who is pragmatic.
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