groundbreaker

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noun

First person to do, make or fight for something. A pioneer; a seminal person.

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Meanings

noungroundbreaker (plural groundbreakers)

plural groundbreakers

  1. First person to do, make or fight for something. A pioneer; a seminal person.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomeone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art

Similar
pioneerinnovatortrailblazer
Broader
originatorconceivermastermind
Also see
innovatorpioneertrailblazer

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From ground + breaker.

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Cite this entry
APA

groundbreaker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groundbreaker

MLA

“groundbreaker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groundbreaker. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “groundbreaker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groundbreaker.

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