What is the meaning of existentialist?

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noun

A philosopher who emphasizes freedom of choice and personal responsibility but who regards human existence in a hostile universe as unexplainable.
- synonyms: existentialist philosopher, existential philosopher

adjective

Relating to or involving existentialism.
- usage: "existentialist movement"; "existentialist philosophy"; "the existentialist character of his ideas"

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