van

van

noun

Definition of VAN

1

the innovators of new concepts, styles, and techniques especially in the arts <an artist who was in the van of abstract expressionism>

Synonyms cutting edge, van, vanguard

Related Words underground; avant-gardist, forerunner, pioneer, precursor, trailblazer

Near Antonyms establishment, old guard

2

the leading or most important part of a movement <a company that is considered by some to be in the van of the latest technology for renewable energy>

Synonyms cutting edge, front line, leading edge, van, vanguard

Related Words spearhead