/uy dee"euh list/ , n.
1. a person who cherishes or pursues high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc.
2. a visionary or impractical person.
3. a person who represents things as they might or should be rather than as they are.
4. a writer or artist who treats subjects imaginatively.
5. a person who accepts the doctrines of idealism.
adj.
6. idealistic.
[ 1695-1705; IDEAL + -IST ]
Syn. 2. romantic, dreamer, stargazer.