materialist
pronunciation
How to pronounce materialist in British English:
UK [məˈtɪəriəlɪst]
How to pronounce materialist in American English:
US [məˈtɪriəlɪst]
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- Noun:
- someone with great regard for worldly possessions
- someone who thinks that nothing exists but physical matter
Word Origin
- materialist (n.)
- 1660s and after in various philosophical and theological senses, on model of French matérialiste, from material (n.) + -ist. Also see materialism.