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noun

Futurist n.

One whose chief interests are in what is to come; one who anxiously, eagerly, or confidently looks forward to the future; an expectant.

(Theol.) One who believes or maintains that the fulfillment of the prophecies of the Bible is to be in the future.

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Etymology of 'Futurist'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Futurist" Quotes from Famous Books

... full of all manner of curious and charming playthings. Here is a real pirate's chest for your treasures—the young workwoman is just painting the yellow nails on it—and here is a fierce-looking pirate with a cutlass for a bookshelf end; here is a futurist coat-hanger—a cubist-faced burglar with a jaw and the peremptory legend: "Give me your hat, scarf and coat!" Here is a neatly capped little waiting maid whose arms are constructed for flower holders; here are delightful watering-pots, ...

— Greenwich Village • Anna Alice Chapin

... Broadway, in Western City, one bright afternoon in the late fall of 1921. We talked about the picture which Dr. Henner had recommended to me, and which we were now going to see. It was called "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari," and was a "futurist" production, a strange, weird freak of the cinema art, supposed to be the nightmare of a madman. "Being an American," said Dr. Henner, "you will find yourself asking, 'What good does such a picture do?' You ...

— They Call Me Carpenter • Upton Sinclair

Words linked to "Futurist" : theologizer, theologiser, fantast, theologian, theologist