futurist

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a person who studies current trends in order to forecast possible future developments

   The technology futurist warned that automation would reshape many occupations.

2. 2
   noun

   an adherent or practitioner of Futurism, the early twentieth-century avant-garde movement

   The Italian futurist celebrated speed, machines, and urban energy in his paintings.

3. 3
   adj

   of or relating to Futurism or its deliberately modern, dynamic style

   The room's sharp angles and metallic surfaces gave it a futurist appearance.

Formed from future + -ist. The art-historical sense follows Italian futurista, used for members of Filippo Tommaso Marinetti's Futurist movement in the early twentieth century. The broader modern sense names a person who systematically considers possible futures.

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