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Noun: materialist  mu'teer-ee-u-list
  1. Someone who thinks that nothing exists but physical matter
    "The materialist argued that consciousness was merely a product of brain chemistry"
     
  2. Someone with great regard for material possessions
    "The materialist measured success solely by the accumulation of wealth and luxury items"

Derived forms: materialists

Type of: capitalist, disbeliever, nonbeliever, unbeliever

Encyclopedia: Materialist