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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
utilitarian /jʊˌtɪlɪˈtɛːrɪən/

▶adjective

1 useful or practical rather than attractive.

2 Philosophy relating to or adhering to utilitarianism.

▶noun Philosophy an adherent of utilitarianism.

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No doubt very suggestive to the utilitarian
Someone is utilitarian
utilitarian working farmyard
utilitarianism/utilitarian/utopian

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