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optimist

[op-tuh-mist] / ˈɒp tə mɪst /
NOUN
positive thinker
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The firm isn’t the only optimist when it comes to next year.

From Barron's

“I’m an optimist but it is not up to me whether this will succeed or not,” Kurti said.

From Seattle Times

It doesn't guarantee anything but I am an optimist.

From BBC

I'm like Jack in terms of I'm an optimist.

From Salon

Haley, a former South Carolina governor, is running as a Reaganesque optimist who believes in small government and foreign policy hawkishness.

From New York Times