escapist vs pragmatist

escapist

adj
  • Intended for or tending toward escape; especially, used to avoid, deny, or forget about reality, as through fantasy. 

noun
  • Someone who wants to escape; especially from reality 

pragmatist

noun
  • One who belongs to the philosophic school of pragmatism; one who holds that the meaning of beliefs are the actions they entail, and that the truth of those beliefs consist in the actions they entail successfully leading a believer to their goals. 

  • One who acts in a practical or straightforward manner; one who is pragmatic; one who values practicality or pragmatism. 

  • An advocate of pragmatism. 

  • one who studies pragmatics. 

  • One who acts in response to particular situations rather than upon abstract ideals; one who is willing to ignore their ideals to accomplish goals. 

adj
  • Advocating pragmatism. 

How often have the words escapist and pragmatist occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )