15
pioneer(noun, person, inventor, dignitary)
11
trailblazer(noun, leader, radical, leftist, pioneer)
11
explorer(noun, founder, inventor, forerunner, colonist)
10
inventor(noun, leader, creator, pioneer, dignitary)
10
leader(noun, pioneer, inventor, dignitary, forerunner)
8
groundbreaker(noun, inventor)
8
predecessor
7
creator(noun, leader, originator, pioneer, inventor)
6
originator(noun, creator)
6
developer(noun, founder, inventor, forerunner, colonist)
6
trendsetter(noun, leader, pioneer, inventor)
5
vanguard(noun, inventor)
5
forerunner(noun, inventor)
5
introducer
4
legislator
4
catalyst
4
conceiver
4
guide(noun, inventor, forerunner)
4
pathfinder(noun, founder, inventor, forerunner, colonist)
3
authority
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