innovateur
Innovateur is a French noun meaning a person who introduces new ideas, methods, or technologies—an innovator. The feminine form is innovatrice, and the plural forms are innovateurs (masculine) and innovatrices (feminine). As an adjective, innovateur is less common; the phrase esprit innovateur is used to describe a person with an innovative mindset, while for attributive descriptions other adjectives such as innovant or novateur/novatrice are often preferred.
Etymology and usage: The term derives from the verb innover (to innovate), itself formed with the suffix
Relation to related concepts: An innovateur may or may not be the inventor of a new device;
See also: innovation, innovateur, novateur, pionnier, entrepreneur, inventeur.