Materialist

Pronunciation: /məˈtɪriːəlɪst/

Materialist (noun)

  1. a person who values money and possessions more than spiritual or emotional things.
  2. a person who believes that only physical things exist, not spiritual or supernatural things.

Examples

  • The materialist always seeks the latest gadgets.
  • A materialist often measures success by wealth.

Common collocations: materialist lifestyle, materialist values, become a materialist, materialist philosophy, materialist perspective

Synonyms of Materialist

Formal

Neutral

Informal

Antonyms of Materialist

  • belief in ideas over matter