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   Optimist (?), n. [Cf. F. optimiste.]
   
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   1. (Metaph.) One who holds the opinion that all events are ordered for the best.
   
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   2. One who looks on the bright side of things, or takes hopeful views; one who experiences optimism2; -- opposed to pessimist.
   
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