pioneer
definition
someone who helps to open up a new line of technology or fashion
example
Jean Daniel Lorieux, who is a pioneer in fashion photography, worked for Vogue Magazine for 20 years and he is known for his most successful campaigns for Dior.
synonyms
entrepreneurventurer
word origin — early 16th century (as a military term denoting a member of the infantry): from French pionnier ‘foot soldier, pioneer’, Old French paonier, from paon, from Latin pedo, pedon- (see pawn)