# materialist

> English word · Noun · IPA /məˈtiːɹɪəlɪst/ · frequency rank #46,608

## Definitions
1. Someone who is materialistic, concerned only with material possessions.
2. A follower or proponent of philosophical materialism.

## Etymology
From material + -ist.

## Easily confused with
- **materials** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/materialist-vs-materials)
- **materialize** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/materialist-vs-materialize)
- **materialistic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/materialist-vs-materialistic)
- **materialism** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/materialism-vs-materialist)

## Common misspellings (16)
`amterialist`, `maetrialist`, `mateiralist`, `materailist`, `materiailst`, `materialisst`, `materialistt`, `materialits`, `materiallist`, `materialsit`, `materilaist`, `materrialist`, `matreialist`, `matterialist`, `mmaterialist`, `mtaerialist`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/materialist