idealist

1. Croat. idealist
   On je veliki idealist i veruje da ljudi mogu da se promene. — He's a great idealist and believes people can change.
   Ne budi idealist, niko to neće uraditi besplatno. — Don't be an idealist, nobody will do that for free.
2. Croat. formal (in philosophy) idealist
   Hegel je bio nemački filozof idealist. — Hegel was a German idealist philosopher.

In Serbia, «idealista» is more usual; «idealist» is also an accepted Serbian variant and is characteristic of Croatian usage. For a woman, «idealistkinja» is used.