1. a person who tends to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes

Examples

• She’s such an optimist that she always sees the bright side of any situation.
• The optimist believed the team would win despite being behind by twenty points.
• As an eternal optimist, he never worried about potential problems.
• The optimist in me thinks everything will work out fine.
• Even after losing his job, the optimist remained confident about his future.
• My grandmother was an optimist who found joy in the smallest things.