Associations to the word «Materialist»

Wiktionary

MATERIALIST, noun. Someone who is materialistic, concerned only with material possessions.
MATERIALIST, noun. A follower or proponent of philosophical materialism.

Dictionary definition

MATERIALIST, noun. Someone with great regard for material possessions.
MATERIALIST, noun. Someone who thinks that nothing exists but physical matter.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats