sentimentalist

noun

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as in idealist

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  1. idealist
  2. romantic
  3. dreamer
  4. ideologue
Noun
  • Mills, the younger cop played by Pitt, is an idealist who refers to himself as Serpico (a nod to another of the film’s clear influences, Sidney Lumet) and takes his role cleaning up the streets seriously.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Hu was an idealist, an honest, sincere, and candid man, as described by many who knew him and worked with him.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of idealist
Noun
  • This attempt to coax a conventional romantic through line out of the madness doesn’t really work, partly because Reitman and co-writer Gil Kenan have otherwise done a fine job of making clear how unconventional this whole situation was.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
  • However, the hopeless romantic in me is not one to say no to a wedding!
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of romantic
Noun
  • In 1980, The Times noted, a report that two hefty gold nuggets had turned up in the Sierra Madre foothills sent a new generation of dreamers back into the hills.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
  • On the night of March 9, the 22-year-old country music dreamer phoned his friend Kevin Hughes, who worked as the chart director at Cash Box magazine.
    Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of dreamer
Noun
  • James addresses the problem by creating a revolutionary who resembles himself: not just a single-minded ideologue, but a masterful craftsman, a lover of art and a sensitive friend.
    Max Chapnick, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
  • International architecture and international cooperation are viewed with skepticism as mechanisms for free-riders and ideologues to push the United States.
    Frank Lavin, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of ideologue
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