adopter

noun/əˈdɑptər/

Frequency rank: #18,937 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a person who starts using a new product, idea, or practice, especially before it becomes widespread.

Illustration for the English word “adopter”

Example sentence

She was an early adopter of smartphone technology and bought one before most people had even heard of it.

Synonyms & related words

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