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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The band and collective have tapped trans artists and allies — including emo and skate-punk revivalists Home Is Where and Pinkshift, indie rockers Speedy Ortiz and Ted Leo, and genre-smelters Bartees Strange and L’Rain — to share wares and kick proceeds to future rallies and actions.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
On Thursday, trad-country revivalist Zach Top was awarded the trophy for New Male Artist of the Year backstage before his concert in Wilmington, North Carolina.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2025
But if her Blind Audition was any indication, The Voice might have just found its next great jazz revivalist.
—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
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
On Thursday, trad-country revivalist Zach Top was awarded the trophy for New Male Artist of the Year backstage before his concert in Wilmington, North Carolina.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2025
But if her Blind Audition was any indication, The Voice might have just found its next great jazz revivalist.
—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
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revivalist
noun
re·viv·al·ist
ri-ˈvīv-(ə-)ləst
: one who conducts revivals
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