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.
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Innovator
//ˈɪnəˌveɪtəɹ//
Synonyms for "innovator" (64 found)
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Related words (32)
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23 translations across 15 languages.
Azerbaijani
2 entries- yenilikçi noun (someone who innovates)
- yeniçi noun (someone who innovates)
Catalan
1 entries- innovador noun (someone who innovates)
Czech
1 entries- inovátor noun (someone who innovates)
Dutch
2 entries- innovator noun (someone who innovates)
- vernieuwer noun (someone who innovates)
Finnish
1 entries- innovaattori noun (someone who innovates)
French
1 entries- innovateur noun (someone who innovates)
Galician
1 entries- innovador noun (someone who innovates)
German
4 entries- Erneuerer noun (someone who innovates)
- Erneuererin noun (someone who innovates)
- Innovator noun (someone who innovates)
- Innovatorin noun (someone who innovates)
Italian
1 entries- innovatore noun (someone who innovates)
Latin
1 entries- novātor noun (someone who innovates)
Polish
2 entries- innowator noun (someone who innovates)
- innowatorka noun (someone who innovates)
Russian
1 entries- нова́тор noun (someone who innovates)
Slovak
3 entries- inovátor noun (someone who innovates)
- priekopník noun (someone who innovates)
- priekopníčka noun (someone who innovates)
Spanish
1 entries- innovador noun (someone who innovates)
Swedish
1 entries- innovatör noun (someone who innovates)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
Tom was an innovator.
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Tom is an innovator.
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Tom is the best innovator at our company.
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