utilitarian

Meanings

Adjective

of or relating to utility
pertaining to utilitarianism
practical and functional, present for use, not just for show.

Noun

Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.

Origin

From utility + -arian, as early as 1781, and popularized by his student John Stuart Mill, who mistakenly attributed the term to John Galt.

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