20
pioneer(noun, person, leader, preparation, tramp)
11
groundbreaker(noun, leader, radical, leftist, pioneer)
10
explorer
9
forerunner(noun, precursor)
9
predecessor(noun, precursor)
9
fashionista
8
innovator(noun, inventor)
7
pathfinder(noun, leader, whip, tramp, presence)
6
scout(noun, guide, precursor, inventor, forerunner)
5
mentor
5
leader(noun, point, guide, whip, player)
4
harbinger(noun, precursor)
4
antecedent(noun, precursor)
4
precedent(noun, precursor)
4
precursor
3
guide(noun, scout, inventor, forerunner, innovator)
3
vagabond(noun, person, traveler, vagrant, wanderer)
3
avant-garde(noun, precursor)
3
forebear(noun, precursor)
3
preparer
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