modernist
noun/ˈmɑdərnɪst/
Frequency rank: #10,513 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a person who supports or practices modernism, favoring new ideas and styles over traditional ones.
Example sentence
The architect was known as a leading modernist whose buildings blended new materials with bold geometric shapes.
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