as in inventor
one who creates or introduces something new
thank goodness for the innovator who thought up the remote control
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Recent Examples of innovator
Versace will join forces with the Latin American Fashion awards to honor and champion the most visionary designers, artists and cultural innovators from across Latin America and its global diaspora.
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Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
With a new revolution in mind, Pangaia is the latest label to get in bed with material innovators solving for fashion’s tenacious fossil-fuel habit.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
There will also be a robust assortment of panels featuring leaders, creators and innovators in film and entertainment.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
This led to experiments involving anthropologists, culinary innovators and food scientists, food innovation researcher Nabila Rodríguez Valerón told CNN.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Now in 2025, the fantasy is closer than ever, thanks to a select group of innovators who have created vehicles that can drive on public roads, in garages, and change modes in minutes.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
The law said some of the coins may honor Native Americans and innovators, and one of the 25 cent coins must honor a woman.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Over the past two decades, China has risen from imitator to innovator, advancing rapidly in new energy, robotics, batteries and drones—and related military power.
—Rebecca A. Fannin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
The ones screaming loudest aren’t the innovators.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
With a new revolution in mind, Pangaia is the latest label to get in bed with material innovators solving for fashion’s tenacious fossil-fuel habit.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
There will also be a robust assortment of panels featuring leaders, creators and innovators in film and entertainment.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
This led to experiments involving anthropologists, culinary innovators and food scientists, food innovation researcher Nabila Rodríguez Valerón told CNN.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Now in 2025, the fantasy is closer than ever, thanks to a select group of innovators who have created vehicles that can drive on public roads, in garages, and change modes in minutes.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
The law said some of the coins may honor Native Americans and innovators, and one of the 25 cent coins must honor a woman.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Over the past two decades, China has risen from imitator to innovator, advancing rapidly in new energy, robotics, batteries and drones—and related military power.
—Rebecca A. Fannin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
The ones screaming loudest aren’t the innovators.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for innovator
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The Nobel Peace Prize, along with the other Nobel Prizes, was established in accordance with the final will of Alfred Nobel, a Swedish inventor and industrialist.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Swedish chemist, engineer and inventor Alfred Nobel liked a uniter, not a divider, even though his own experiments were aimed at blowing things up.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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After exiting Dior in May, the Italian designer on Tuesday was appointed chief creative officer of Fendi.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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Founded in 1982 in the northern Italian town of Ravarino by designer Massimo Osti, Stone Island is known for its garment-dyeing expertise and technical fabrics, seen via products like its thermo-sensitive jackets, which change color in response to temperature.—
Steve Salter,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Innovator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innovator. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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