modernistPronunciation: /ˈmɒd(ə)nɪst/Definition of modernist noun a believer in or supporter of modernism, especially in the arts: James Joyce and other 20th-century modernists adjective of or associated with modernism, especially in the arts: his early work explored all manner of modernist stylesDerivatives modernisticPronunciation: /-ˈnɪstɪk/ adjective modernist in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of modernist in the US English dictionary