1. a person who supports or practices modernism in art, literature, architecture, or other fields

1. relating to or characteristic of modernism or modernists

Examples

• The modernist architect designed buildings with clean lines and minimal decoration.
• Picasso was a leading modernist painter who revolutionized art in the early 20th century.
• The museum’s modernist collection includes works by Joyce and Eliot.
• Her modernist approach to interior design emphasized function over ornament.
• The modernist movement rejected traditional artistic conventions.
• Critics dismissed the modernist sculpture as too abstract for public display.
• The university hired a modernist composer to lead the music department.