avant-gardist

noun

avant-gard·​ist (¦)ä-ˌvän(t)-ˈgär-ˌdist 

¦a-, 

ə-ˈvänt-ˌgär-;

¦a-ˌvōⁿ-ˈgär-, 

¦a-ˌvȯn(t)-

variants or less commonly avant-gardiste

(¦)ä-ˌvän(t)-ˌgär-ˈdēst, 

¦a-, 

ə-ˈvänt-ˌgär-;

¦a-ˌvōⁿ-ˌgär-, 

¦a-ˌvȯn(t)-

plural -s

: a member of the avant-garde

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