groundbreaker
/ˈɡraʊndˌbreɪkər/
noun
- A person who is the first to do something new or to make an important discovery; a pioneer.
- As a groundbreaker in computer science, she paved the way for modern programming.
- The young inventor was hailed as a groundbreaker for her work on renewable energy.
- Marie Curie was a groundbreaker in the field of radioactivity.
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