modernist
noun
a person who follows or favors modern ways, tendencies, etc.
modernists
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pluralof modernist.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The Scott Dunn Orchestra debuted last May with a whole concert devoted to Henry Mancini, followed in November by a showcase of Hollywood’s midcentury modernists.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2026
Some modernists were unaware that they lived under this climate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
Back then, the trial was considered an argument between fundamentalists and modernists — but there was debate.
From Salon ● May 30, 2023
This would include the early 20th-century American modernists — especially those of the Stieglitz circle — whose efforts the museum has too often displayed, until recent years, near its escalators or elevators.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
I should add that one of the modernists of our harbour has chosen it.
From Le Petit Nord or, Annals of a Labrador Harbour by Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
