REALIST

[noun] [C]A realist is someone who hopes for or accepts only what seems possible or likely and does not have too high hopes or expectations.I'm a realist - I knew there was no way I could win, so I swam for a good finish, for points.Only dreamers believe that barriers between the two countries will fall soon - realists hope that progress to a frontier-free situation will be made in the next five years.(specialized) A realist is an artist, writer, etc. who represents life as it really is, rather than in an imagined way.Courbet was one of the first Realists/realist painters.