innovator

[ in-uh-vey-ter ]

noun

1. a person or group that introduces something new or does something for the first time:

   He is a true pioneer and innovator who always pushes the boundaries and follows his visions.

Word History and Origins

Origin of innovator¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; Late Latin innovātor, equivalent to Latin innovāt(us) + -or -or ²( def ); innovate ( def )

Example Sentences

In building a social media site that does not go out of its way to be unusable for people distributing news or trying to consume it, Bluesky has been an innovator.

From Slate

But Musk, ever the innovator, appears to have found a shrewd way around it.

From Slate

Ray Charles, the musical innovator whose bold, effortless fusions left an indelible mark on the rock, soul and country music of the past half-century, died Thursday at his Beverly Hills home.

From Los Angeles Times

Plaza came out swinging in a speech at the WSJ Magazine Innovator Awards on Tuesday night.

From Salon

In introducing McDonnell at a news conference earlier this month, Mayor Karen Bass praised his decades of experience and repeatedly referred to the incoming chief as an “innovator.”

From Los Angeles Times