rationalizer

English

Etymology

From rationalize +‎ -er.

Noun

rationalizer (plural rationalizers)

1. One who rationalizes.
   • 2008 April 22, Claudia Dreifus, “The Smiling Professor”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 5 January 2024:

     Another factor that makes it difficult to forecast our future happiness is that most of us are rationalizers.