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perfectionist
per·fec·tion·ist [ pər fékshənist ] (plural per·fec·tion·ists)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. demanding person: somebody who demands or seeks to achieve nothing less than perfection
2. believer in perfectionism: a believer in the philosophical doctrine of perfectionism
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