One who looks on the bright side of things, or takes hopeful views; opposed to pessimist
1 One who puts his shoes on when a speaker says, 'Now in conclusion ' 2 He goes into a restaurant without any money, expecting to pay for the meal with the pearl he'll find in an oyster 3 Someone who sets aside two hours to do his income tax return 4 A person who starts taking bath if he accidentally falls into a river 5 A person who while falling from Eiffel tower says in midway "See I am not injured yet "
An optimist is someone who is hopeful about the future. Optimists reckon house prices will move up with inflation this year. pessimist. someone who believes that good things will happen pessimist