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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“Louis was a groundbreaker, a brilliant, kind man, and an incendiary presence on screen. Each of us was lucky to have him.”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2024
The original 1993 Broadway musical, with its flying Tommy and galloping pinball machine, was a visual groundbreaker, warmed by excellent performances.
From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2024
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
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