1. a person who believes that happiness or well-being is the highest good and the proper aim of human life
Usage: philosophy; also spelled eudaimonist

Examples

• The eudaemonist argues that virtue and happiness are inseparable.
• As an eudaemonist, she believed that human flourishing should guide ethical decisions.
• Ancient Greek philosophers like Aristotle were eudaemonists who valued eudaimonia, or human flourishing.
• The eudaemonist position differs from utilitarianism in its emphasis on individual well-being rather than collective pleasure.
• Many modern psychologists adopt eudaemonist principles when studying human happiness and fulfillment.