SINCE 1828
groundbreaker
noun
ground·break·er
| \ ˈgrau̇n(d)-ˌbrā-kər
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Definition of groundbreaker
: one that innovates : pioneer
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Our weekly countdown of the top newsmakers, groundbreakers and world-class fakers by Kevin Cusick. 10. — Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, "The Loop Ten: 8-26-19," 26 Aug. 2019 Our weekly countdown of the top newsmakers, groundbreakers and world-class fakers by Kevin Cusick. 10. — Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, "The Loop Ten: 8-5-19," 4 Aug. 2019 Our weekly countdown of the top newsmakers, groundbreakers and world-class fakers by Kevin Cusick. 10. — Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, "The Loop Ten: 8-5-19," 4 Aug. 2019 Our weekly countdown of the top newsmakers, groundbreakers and world-class fakers by Kevin Cusick. 10. — Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, "The Loop Ten: 7-16-19," 15 July 2019 Our weekly countdown of the top newsmakers, groundbreakers and world-class fakers by Kevin Cusick. 10. — Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, "The Loop Ten: 7-1-19," 30 June 2019 Our weekly countdown of the top newsmakers, groundbreakers and world-class fakers by Kevin Cusick. 10. — Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, "The Loop Ten: 6-24-19," 24 June 2019 There are so many incredible groundbreakers, rule-breakers, and game-changers who are shaking things up from the ground up. — Krystin Arneson, Glamour, "Amber Heard Is Really Sick of the Dumb Blonde Cliché," 6 Jan. 2019 Crazy Rich Asians is a groundbreaker for lots of reasons, but having a woman at its center who grows and becomes stronger without compromising her own moral center in the midst of unimaginable glamour is one of them. — Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, "Crazy Rich Asians is a dazzling, sumptuous success," 18 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'groundbreaker.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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