1. artists, writers, or filmmakers who practice surrealism, an artistic movement that seeks to express the unconscious mind through dreamlike, fantastical imagery
Usage: art history

Examples

• The surrealists created paintings that defied logic and reality.
• Salvador Dalí and René Magritte were famous surrealists.
• The museum’s exhibition featured works by several prominent surrealists.
• Surrealists often drew inspiration from dreams and the subconscious.
• The surrealists challenged traditional artistic conventions in the 1920s.
• Many surrealists were influenced by Freudian psychology.