pragmatist
person guided by practical results
Root
- pragm / practic: deed, action, practical work, or what can be done
Other words with the pragm / practic root
- practicable: able to be done or put into practice
- practical: useful in real situations
- practice: repeated action or practical work
- pragmatic: practical and focused on what works
- pragmatism: practical approach focused on results
A pragmatist asks: what actually works here?
The pragmatist chose the boring method because it worked every time.
The test is not elegance; the test is whether the tool works in the hand.