MODERNIST

modernist

(noun) an artist who makes a deliberate break with previous styles

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Adjective

modernist (not comparable)

Of, or relating to modernism.

Noun

modernist (plural modernists)

A follower or proponent of modernism.

Etymology 2

Adjective

modernist (comparative more modernist, superlative most modernist)

(gastronomy) Pertaining to the culinary arts of molecular gastronomy

Source: Wiktionary

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Mod"ern*ist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. moderniste.]

Definition: One who admires the moderns, or their ways and fashions.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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