avant-gardist

Variant of avant-garde

avant-garde definition

avant·-garde (ə vänt′gärd′, ä′-, a′-; Fr ȧ vän gȧrd′)

noun

the leaders in new or unconventional movements, esp. in the arts; vanguard

Etymology: Fr, lit., advance guard

adjective

of such movements, ideas, etc.

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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