groundbreaker
Americannoun
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a person who is an originator, innovator, or pioneer in a particular activity.
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an original idea, product, or the like that leads to or makes possible further developments, growth, improvements, etc.
Etymology
Origin of groundbreaker
Example Sentences
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Roz Wyman, a groundbreaker herself — in 1953, at 22, she became the youngest person ever elected to the Los Angeles City Council — once reflected on Molina’s “firsts.”
From Seattle Times • May 21, 2023
The show already had proved a groundbreaker at this year’s Screen Actors Guild, where Lee and Jung received the first guild acting trophies for a non-English language show.
From Washington Times • Jul. 12, 2022
How do you measure the legacy of someone who is a groundbreaker?
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2022
Her appeal as a sympathetic groundbreaker is what drives audiences to roar at her entrance onstage, before she’s even danced a step.
From Washington Post • Apr. 11, 2022
Quietly, she was a groundbreaker, even early in her career.
From New York Times • May 12, 2021
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