INNOVATOR Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

innovator

noun

Definition of innovator

as in inventor

one who creates or introduces something new thank goodness for the innovator who thought up the remote control

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Recent Examples of innovator Swindell helped establish the South Florida Marine Research Hub, bringing university researchers, businesses, and innovators together around opportunities in the ocean economy. — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026 Morales, who has spoken publicly about her family’s experience with Alzheimer’s disease and the importance of awareness, joins a lineup of leading experts, advocates and innovators for the one-day event. — Thr Staff, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026 Morales, who has spoken publicly about her family’s experience with Alzheimer’s disease and the importance of awareness about it, joins a lineup of experts, advocates and innovators for the one-day event. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 Patents require innovators to publicly disclose their discoveries. — Dr. Bowman Heiden, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026 The great innovator of fashion photography, the revolutionary, was also a strict traditionalist. — Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026 Considering that both authors are innovators of highly consumable brain rot in different mediums, the book is an old-fashioned dud. — Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026 The Japanese artist, known for his longstanding influence across fashion, music and culture, is honoring that legacy throughout his Air Force 1 World Tour, while connecting the silhouette to a new generation of cultural innovators. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026 Pic follows Evans in the 10 days after bassist Scott LaFaro’s sudden death as grief, addiction and creative paralysis threaten to silence one of jazz’s great innovators. — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026

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Yves Saint Laurent is often cited as the inventor of ready-to-wear through the launch in 1966 of his Rive Gauche collection.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
In return for this disclosure, inventors — and any companies that license the patents — receive a limited period of time where no rival is able to copy the discovery and sell it as their own.

— Dr. Bowman Heiden, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of inventor

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Sarah Paulson, in custom Ferragamo, had designer Maximilian Davis on her arm.

— Freya Drohan, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2026
Interior designer Geoffrey Bradfield raised eyebrows at his 80th birthday party at the Lowell Hotel with a group of nearly naked male models body-painted in safari garb.

— Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026

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