Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who innovates; an introducer of changes.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who innovates.

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  • noun Someone who innovates; a creator of new ideas.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art

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Examples

  • Perception separates the innovator from the imitator.

    How To Think Like Steve Jobs Carmine Gallo 2010

  • He's an innovator, is Brooks, even after 65 years of producing and directing.

    Love Is My Sin deliasherman 2010

  • Perception separates the innovator from the imitator.

    How To Think Like Steve Jobs Carmine Gallo 2010

  • Perception separates the innovator from the imitator.

    How To Think Like Steve Jobs Carmine Gallo 2010

  • Perception separates the innovator from the imitator.

    How To Think Like Steve Jobs Carmine Gallo 2010

  • Throughout his 20-year career, Ted has been known as an innovator.

    unknown title 2012

  • Wordpress is a long term innovator bringing new communications tools to 30 million people so far.

    Forbes.com: News Haydn Shaughnessy 2011

  • Nokia, once known as an innovator in mobile phones, has suffered as consumers have shifted from mass-market phones to smartphones, which come with advanced Web-surfing capabilities and customizable software.

    It's Crunch Time for Nokia Christopher Lawton 2011

  • The innovator is a curious being, according to Wozniak.

    Apple Co-Founder Offers Lessons On How To Innovate The Huffington Post 2011

  • Because the innovator is the first to adopt, risks must be taken that can be avoided by later adopters who do not wish to cope with the high degree of uncertainty concerning the innovation when it is first introduced into a system.

    Diffusion of Innovations Everett M. Rogers 1995

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