INNOVATOR Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

innovator

noun

Definition of innovator

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 Tuesday’s event will also feature a networking lunch sponsored by AEG Presents, an evening cocktail hour, and an awards ceremony recognizing leaders and innovators in live entertainment. — Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026 The single-entry portal, known as Oman Fintech Gate, is designed to provide innovators with a central platform to understand the market, evaluate their readiness and engage with relevant stakeholders. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026 America’s children are tomorrow’s workers, innovators, caregivers, leaders, and defenders. — Stanley McChrystal, STAT, 29 Sep. 2026 The Video Vanguard Award recognizes artists’ legacies as music video innovators. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026 At the same time, national governments need to follow established best practices and create attractive environments for top innovators, entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists. — Andrew McAfee, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026 It's called Imperia, and its members include CEOs, founders, innovators, entrepreneurs and others. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 Nirvana were innovators, but also summoners of '70s punk and the Kinks from the '60s. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026 Internationally, the Spanish Government’s audiovisual policy is seen as a benchmark and we are being recognized as leading innovators. — John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026

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But McCloud has been exhibiting them annually at Psychedelic San Francisco Gallery on Bicycle Day, an unofficial celebration of the first LSD trip, taken by its inventor, scientist Albert Hofmann, in 1943 while on a bike ride home from the lab.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Michelson, a billionaire philanthropist and medical inventor, is the co-founder of the not-yet-open California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy, an independent medical research organization affiliated with UCLA.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of inventor

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While designers have no current use for their jump-otronic robots, the sheer amount of robotics development for terrestrial and extra-planetary exploration suggests that the photoleapers are a solution that will eventually find their problem.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2026
Niki Cheng is a designer and co-founder of 18th Street Design Collective.

— Jane Kim, The Spruce, 28 Sep. 2026

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