Definition of "avant-gardist" [avant-gardist]

• A person who is avant-garde or espouses avant-garde points of view. (noun)

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• "But, I think I consider your style as avant-gardist because what we have seen nearly thirty or forty years in Moroccan cinemas through out realistic European and American cinema is the same use of slung language of the street."
• "Onstage, though, Kenton seemed far from a wild-eyed avant-gardist; his manner was buttoned down and conservative."
• "Art is front and center for the veteran avant-gardist Ken Jacobs."