innovator
noun
[ ˈɪnəveɪtə ]
• a person who introduces new methods, ideas, or products.
• "he was one of the great innovators in jazz"
Similar:
pioneer,
developer,
groundbreaker,
trailblazer,
pathfinder,
front runner,
spearhead,
prime mover,
modernizer,
reformer,
reformist,
progressive,
progressivist,
experimenter,
inventor,
creator,
neoteric,