Meanings
nounavant-gardist (plural avant-gardists)
plural avant-gardists · alternative avantgardist
- A person who is avant-garde or espouses avant-garde points of view; a member of the avant-garde.
adjectiveavant-gardist (not comparable)
alternative avantgardist
- not comparableRelated to or resembling the avant-garde.
Jackass’ affinity with an avant-gardist conception of praxis and the performativity characteristic of performance.
2013, Isher-Paul Sahni, “More than Horseplay”, in Studies in Popular Culture, volume 35, page 72
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian авангарди́ст, авангарди́стки
- авангарди́ст (avangardíst)a person who is avant-garde or espouses avant-garde points of view; member of the avant-garde
- авангарди́стки (avangardístki)Translations
Estonian avangardist
- avangardista person who is avant-garde or espouses avant-garde points of view; member of the avant-garde
Finnish avantgardisti
- avantgardistia person who is avant-garde or espouses avant-garde points of view; member of the avant-garde
French avant-gardiste
- avant-gardistea person who is avant-garde or espouses avant-garde points of view; member of the avant-garde
German Avantgardist, Avantgardistin
- Avantgardista person who is avant-garde or espouses avant-garde points of view; member of the avant-garde
- Avantgardistina person who is avant-garde or espouses avant-garde points of view; member of the avant-garde
Greek αβανγκαρντιστής
- αβανγκαρντιστής (avangkarntistís)a person who is avant-garde or espouses avant-garde points of view; member of the avant-garde
Italian avanguardista
- avanguardistaa person who is avant-garde or espouses avant-garde points of view; member of the avant-garde
Polish awangardzista, awangardzistka
- awangardzistaa person who is avant-garde or espouses avant-garde points of view; member of the avant-garde
- awangardzistkaa person who is avant-garde or espouses avant-garde points of view; member of the avant-garde
- awangardystaa person who is avant-garde or espouses avant-garde points of view; member of the avant-garde
- awangardystkaa person who is avant-garde or espouses avant-garde points of view; member of the avant-garde
Romanian avangardist
- avangardista person who is avant-garde or espouses avant-garde points of view; member of the avant-garde
Russian авангарди́ст, авангарди́стка
- авангарди́ст (avangardíst)a person who is avant-garde or espouses avant-garde points of view; member of the avant-garde
- авангарди́стка (avangardístka)a person who is avant-garde or espouses avant-garde points of view; member of the avant-garde
Ukrainian авангарди́ст, авангарди́стка
- авангарди́ст (avanhardýst)a person who is avant-garde or espouses avant-garde points of view; member of the avant-garde
- авангарди́стка (avanhardýstka)a person who is avant-garde or espouses avant-garde points of view; member of the avant-garde
Cite this entry
APA
avant-gardist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avant-gardist
MLA
“avant-gardist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avant-gardist. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “avant-gardist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avant-gardist.
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