innovators

noun

Definition of innovatorsnext
plural of innovator
as in inventors
one who creates or introduces something new thank goodness for the innovator who thought up the remote control

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Recent Examples of innovators What’s striking is how his ideas about American tech supremacy — freeing innovators from regulation and government intervention, among them — align with the firm’s mission. — David Jeans, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 One of the biggest critiques of this new fad is that its innovators can only do that, but the Queens rapper showed otherwise with a fluid flow and good punchlines. — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 20 Dec. 2024 Here is career advice for mid-career women from a few of the women leaders and innovators who were on Electric Ladies Podcast in 2024. — Joan Michelson, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for innovators
  1. inventors
  2. creators
  3. developers
Noun
  • Patent grants exclusive rights to inventors for specific, novel inventions or processes.
    — Tonya M. Evans, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • In short, the future of American innovation doesn’t lie in protecting the status quo of Big Tech, but in empowering the next wave of entrepreneurs and inventors.
    — Steve Forbes, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of inventors
Noun
  • After the fact, the creators had a group of non-NBA players of various heights stand in the same spots as the players and filmed them shooting hundreds of shots.
    — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The message is perhaps a nod to the creators Hayden Schlossberg, Josh Heald, and Jon Hurwitz comments about wanting to keep the franchise going with more spinoffs.
    — Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of creators
Noun
  • Additionally, fostering collaboration between AI developers and business strategists will be essential to align AGI capabilities with organizational goals.
    — Douglas B. Laney, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The responsible stakeholders may be regulatory bodies, AI developers or the organizations that deploy these systems.
    — Cristian Randieri, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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