groundbreaker
nounUK /ˈɡraʊndˌbreɪkə/
US /ˈɡraʊndˌbreɪkər/
A groundbreaker is someone who does something new that no one has done before.
The young scientist was a groundbreaker in the study of space.
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2. A person who prepares land for building by digging or leveling it.
The groundbreaker cleared the field before the workers built the house.
3. A machine or tool used to break up hard ground or soil.
The farmer used a groundbreaker to loosen the rocky soil.
4. Someone who starts a new project or movement from the very beginning.
She was a groundbreaker for the town's first library.