"innovator" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɪnəˌveɪtəɹ/ Forms: innovators [plural]
Etymology: From Late Latin innovātor, from innovō; equivalent to innovate + -or. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|LL.|innovātor}} Late Latin innovātor, {{suffix|en|innovate|or}} innovate + -or Head templates: {{en-noun}} innovator (plural innovators)
  1. Someone who innovates; a creator of new ideas. Translations (someone who innovates): yenilikçi (Azerbaijani), yeniçi (Azerbaijani), innovador [masculine] (Catalan), inovátor [masculine] (Czech), innovaattori (Finnish), innovateur [masculine] (French), innovador [masculine] (Galician), Innovator [masculine] (German), Innovatorin [feminine] (German), Erneuerer [masculine] (German), Erneuererin [feminine] (German), innovatore [masculine] (Italian), novātor [masculine] (Latin), innowator [masculine] (Polish), innowatorka [feminine] (Polish), нова́тор (novátor) [masculine] (Russian), inovátor (Slovak), priekopník (Slovak), priekopníčka (Slovak), innovador [masculine] (Spanish), innovatör [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-innovator-en-noun-gnMhyVfa Disambiguation of 'someone who innovates': 77 23
  2. (marketing) An early adopter. Categories (topical): Marketing
    Sense id: en-innovator-en-noun-5Wun1CCa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 25 75 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 25 75 Topics: business, marketing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: innovatour [obsolete, rare] Derived forms: innovator's dilemma Related terms: ideator, innovating

Verb [Latin]

Forms: innovātor [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|la|verb form|head=innovātor}} innovātor
  1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of innovō Tags: form-of, future, imperative, passive, second-person, singular, third-person Form of: innovō
    Sense id: en-innovator-la-verb-DzoTQ8si Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "innovō"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "second/third-person singular future passive imperative of innovō"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "innovō",
          "innovo#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "future",
        "imperative",
        "passive",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "innovator"
}

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