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groundbreaker

noun
ground·​break·​er | \ ˈgrau̇n(d)-ˌbrā-kər How to pronounce groundbreaker (audio) \

Definition of groundbreaker

: one that innovates : pioneer

Examples of groundbreaker in a Sentence

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Our weekly countdown of the top newsmakers, groundbreakers and world-class fakers by Kevin Cusick. 10. Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, "The Loop Ten: 8-26-19," 26 Aug. 2019 Our weekly countdown of the top newsmakers, groundbreakers and world-class fakers by Kevin Cusick. 10. Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, "The Loop Ten: 8-5-19," 4 Aug. 2019 Our weekly countdown of the top newsmakers, groundbreakers and world-class fakers by Kevin Cusick. 10. Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, "The Loop Ten: 8-5-19," 4 Aug. 2019 Our weekly countdown of the top newsmakers, groundbreakers and world-class fakers by Kevin Cusick. 10. Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, "The Loop Ten: 7-16-19," 15 July 2019 Our weekly countdown of the top newsmakers, groundbreakers and world-class fakers by Kevin Cusick. 10. Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, "The Loop Ten: 7-1-19," 30 June 2019 Our weekly countdown of the top newsmakers, groundbreakers and world-class fakers by Kevin Cusick. 10. Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, "The Loop Ten: 6-24-19," 24 June 2019 There are so many incredible groundbreakers, rule-breakers, and game-changers who are shaking things up from the ground up. Krystin Arneson, Glamour, "Amber Heard Is Really Sick of the Dumb Blonde Cliché," 6 Jan. 2019 Crazy Rich Asians is a groundbreaker for lots of reasons, but having a woman at its center who grows and becomes stronger without compromising her own moral center in the midst of unimaginable glamour is one of them. Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, "Crazy Rich Asians is a dazzling, sumptuous success," 18 Aug. 2018

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First Known Use of groundbreaker

1940, in the meaning defined above

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