Synonyms of the word

trailblazer

• n. One that blazes a trail to guide others; a pathfinder.
• n. (figuratively) An innovative leader in a field; a pioneer.

conceiver

• n. One who, or that which, conceives.

groundbreaker

• n. First person to do, make or fight for something. A pioneer; a seminal person.

guide

• n. Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer…
• n. A document or book that offers information or instruction; guidebook.
• n. A sign that guides people; guidepost.
• n. Any marking or object that catches the eye to provide quick reference.
• n. A device that guides part of a machine, or guides motion or action.
• n. (occult) A spirit believed to speak through a medium.
• n. (military) A member of a group marching in formation who sets the pattern of movement or alignment for…
• v. to serve as a guide for someone or something; to lead or direct in a way; to conduct in a course or path.
• v. to steer or navigate, especially a ship or as a pilot.
• v. to exert control or influence over someone or something.
• v. to supervise the education or training of someone.
• v. (intransitive) to act as a guide.

innovator

• n. Someone who innovates; a creator of new ideas.

mastermind

• n. A person with an extraordinary intellect or skill that is markedly superior to his or her peers.
• n. A person responsible for the highest level of planning and execution of a major operation.
• v. To act in the role of mastermind.

originator

• n. Someone who originates, creates or founds something.

pathfinder

• n. One who discovers a way or path; one who explores untraversed regions.
• n. One who first does something; a pioneer.

pioneer

• n. One who goes before, as into the wilderness, preparing the way for others to follow.
• n. A person or other entity who is first or among the earliest in any field of inquiry, enterprise, or progress.
• n. (obsolete, military) A soldier detailed or employed to form roads, dig trenches, and make bridges, as…
• n. A member of any of several European organizations advocating abstinence from alcohol.
• n. (communism) A child of 10–16 years in the former Soviet Union, in the second of the three stages in becoming…
• v. To go before and prepare or open a way for; to act as pioneer.

scout

• n. A person sent out to gain and bring in tidings; especially, one employed in war to gain information about…
• n. An act of scouting or reconnoitering.
• n. A member of any number of youth organizations belonging to the international scout movement, such as the…
• n. A person who assesses and/or recruits others; especially, one who identifies promising talent on behalf…
• n. (Britain) A college student's or undergraduate's servant; -- so called in Oxford, England; at Cambridge…
• n. (Britain, cricket) A fielder in a game for practice.
• n. (historical, Britain, up until 1920s) A fighter aircraft.
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To explore a wide terrain, as if on a search; to reconnoiter.
• v. (transitive) To observe, watch, or look for, as a scout; to follow for the purpose of observation, as…
• v. (transitive) To reject with contempt.
• v. (intransitive) To scoff.
• n. (dated) A swift sailing boat.
• n. (archaic) A projecting rock.