Innovator

//ˈɪnəˌveɪtəɹ// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Someone who innovates; a creator of new ideas.

    "Described by the judging panel as a "Swiss army knife of the 21st century", Apache Hadoop picked up the innovator of the year award for having the potential to change the face of media innovations."

  2. 2
    someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art wordnet
  3. 3
    An early adopter.

Synonyms

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pioneeragentalterantalterativealtererancestor

Example

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"Though Shepard spent only 5 minutes in actual space aboard Freedom 7, he laid the groundwork for the United States to become the great innovator in space exploration we know today."

Etymology

From Late Latin innovātor, from innovō; equivalent to innovate + -or.

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