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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   First person to do, make or fight for something. A pioneer; a seminal person.
2. 2
   someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

pioneerancestorannouncerantecedentavant gardeavant-garde

Etymology

From ground + breaker.

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