revivalist
noun
re·viv·al·ist
ri-ˈvī-və-list 
-ˈvīv-list
1
: one who conducts religious revivals
specifically
: a member of the clergy who travels about to conduct revivals
2
: one who revives or restores something disused
revivalist
adjective
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But if her Blind Audition was any indication, The Voice might have just found its next great jazz revivalist.
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Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 25 Feb. 2025
To celebrate, the UK post-punk revivalists will play the record in full, plus other hits from their catalog, on an anniversary tour of North America later this year.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 12 Feb. 2025
Directed by Shakespeare revivalist veteran Sam Gold, the play offers a modern take on the tragedy while including musicial moments to show off Zegler’s vocal range.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
With neo-soul producer Leon Michels behind the boards, Clairo furthers her shift from bedroom-pop darling to Brill Building revivalist.
—Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2024
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Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 25 Feb. 2025
To celebrate, the UK post-punk revivalists will play the record in full, plus other hits from their catalog, on an anniversary tour of North America later this year.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 12 Feb. 2025
Directed by Shakespeare revivalist veteran Sam Gold, the play offers a modern take on the tragedy while including musicial moments to show off Zegler’s vocal range.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
With neo-soul producer Leon Michels behind the boards, Clairo furthers her shift from bedroom-pop darling to Brill Building revivalist.
—Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2024
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revivalist
noun
re·viv·al·ist
ri-ˈvīv-(ə-)ləst
: one who conducts revivals
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