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Noun: groundbreaker  'grawnd,brey-ku(r)
  1. Someone who helps to open up a new line of research, technology or art
    "The groundbreaker's breakthrough in battery technology revolutionized electric vehicles";
    - pioneer, innovator, trailblazer, path-breaker

Derived forms: groundbreakers

Type of: conceiver, mastermind, originator