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

Derived forms: innovators

Type of: conceiver, mastermind, originator

Encyclopedia: Innovator