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innovator

  • /ˈɪnəˌveɪtəɹ/

Where it comes from

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

noun innovators · innovatour

  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. An early adopter.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: pioneer, innovative, innovation, groundbreaking, creative, inventor, creator, breakthrough, origin, novel, maker, trailblazer, builder, innovationist, innovatour, novator

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noun someone who innovates

Españolinnovador
Françaisinnovateur
DeutschInnovator, Innovatorin, Erneuerer, Erneuererin
Italianoinnovatore
Русскийнова́тор novátor

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@misc{innovator_2026,
  title = {innovator},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/innovator},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}