noun
- a person who believes that all events are predetermined and inevitable
Examples
- As a fatalist, she believed there was no point in worrying about the future.
- The fatalist accepted his misfortune without complaint.
- He’s such a fatalist that he never tries to change his circumstances.
- The philosopher was known as a fatalist who argued against free will.
- Being a fatalist, she thought everything happened for a reason.
- The fatalist shrugged off the bad news, saying it was meant to be.