realist
noun /ˈriːəlɪst/, /ˈrɪəlɪst/
/ˈriːəlɪst/
- a person who accepts and deals with a situation as it really is and does not try to pretend that it is different
- I'm a realist—I know you can't change people overnight.
- a writer, painter, etc. whose work represents things as they are in real life