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futurist
Futurist (noun) means someone who follows the ideas of the futurism art movement.
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1
Someone who follows the ideas of the futurism art movement.
"The distinction, however, seems to be that the warriors of the past went in for tournaments, which were at least dangerous for themselves, while the Futurists go in for motor-cars, which are mainly alarming for other people."
— Gilbert Keith Chesterton, The Futurists (1910)
"‘A passion for destruction is also a creative passion.’ This statement by the Russian revolutionary Mikhail Bakunin in 1842 could have been the rallying cry of the Italian Futurists around 1910."
— Alan Bartram, Futurist Typography and the Liberated Text (2005)
2
Someone who studies and tries to predict what will happen in the future.
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What is the meaning of futurist?
"futurist" (noun) means someone who follows the ideas of the futurism art movement.
What is another word for futurist?
Other words for "futurist" include fantast.
What are the different meanings of futurist?
"futurist" has 2 main meanings: 1. Someone who follows the ideas of the futurism art movement; 2. Someone who studies and tries to predict what will happen in the future.
