innovator

American  

[in-uh-vey-ter] / ˈɪn əˌveɪ tər /

noun

1. a person or group that introduces something new or does something for the first time.

   He is a true pioneer and innovator who always pushes the boundaries and follows his visions.

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Etymology

Origin of innovator

First recorded in 1590–1600; Late Latin innovātor, equivalent to Latin innovāt(us) + -or -or ² ( def. ); see innovate ( def. )

Explanation

Innovators innovate — that is, they create new ideas or ways of doing things. The Wright brothers were the ultimate innovators: they were the first to fly. The Unites States has a reputation as a country of innovators because, for generations, many of the world's most exciting new ideas came from its people and companies. Alexander Graham Bell, Henry Ford, Mark Zuckerberg: these are just three of the innovators who pioneered whole new technologies and industries. No one had thought the way they did before. Anyone who blazes a trail into new territory can be an innovator — athletes, artists, business people, and chefs, to name just a few.

Example Sentences

For monthly series of Innovator buffered ETFs, the upside limit is changed upon annual reset, according to market conditions.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Innovator offers a series of ETFs that have 15% buffers for exposure to the S&P 500 or other stock indexes over one-year time frames.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

For monthly series of Innovator buffered ETFs, the upside limit is changed upon annual reset, according to market conditions.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Innovator has about $33 billion in assets under management in 160 exchange-traded funds.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Why, ferocious as our Innovator is, he would just as soon drag a tigress from her's!

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 283, November 17, 1827 by Various