a person who accepts a situation as it is and is prepared to deal with it accordingly

I am a realist, with no time for your world of make believe

an artist or writer whose style is characterized by the representation of people or things as they actually are

Dickens and other nineteenth-century realists

a person who believes in the theory of realism

modern philosophical realists

accepting a situation as it is and being prepared to deal with it accordingly

a realist view of the world, its problems, and its future

representing a person or thing in a way that is accurate and true to life

a realist drama

relating to or denoting the theory of realism

a realist theory of perception