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chalutz

chalutz

9.9
A person who is among the first to try new ideas
  • noun
  • /kəˈluːts/
translation icon : pionero
  • As a chalutz, she introduced community health clinics that became a national model.

Examples

  • The young scientist was considered a chalutz in renewable energy research.

  • The chalutz led the way in agricultural innovation.

  • Many admire him as a chalutz who helped shape the early days of the movement.

  • Many chalutzim settled in the Negev desert.

  • As a chalutz, she introduced community health clinics that became a national model.

  • The young scientist was considered a chalutz in renewable energy research.

  • Many admire him as a chalutz who helped shape the early days of the movement.

Synonyms

pioneer
vschalutz
113 4.2

A person among the first to develop new ideas or ways of doing things

is focused on being among the first to create or explore new fields
innovator
vschalutz
38 4.3

A person who creates new ideas or ways of doing things

is specifically about being among the earliest to develop or introduce ideas
trailblazer
vschalutz
12 6.8

A person who first develops new ideas or methods in a field

is more general meaning among the first to introduce ideas broadly
discoverer
vschalutz
8 3.5

A person who finds something new for the first time

focuses on early developers rather than just finding new things
groundbreaker
vschalutz
2 6.9

A person who introduces new ideas or ways in a field

is broader, applying to any early developer not only major changers
pathbreaker
vschalutz
1 6.7

A person who does something new that others copy

is more general meaning among early adopters rather than solo first doers
halutz
vschalutz
9.9

A person who is among the first to try new ideas or methods

is the original term for someone among the first to introduce innovations
voortrekker
vschalutz
  • South African
9.9

A person who is among the first to begin a new activity or idea

is similar but used as a term with historic or cultural flavor

How Innovative

visionary
47 6.3
chalutz
9.9
innovator
38 4.3
experimenter
1 3.7

Surface Forms

chalutz singular
chalutzim plural

Etymology

Chalutz comes from the Hebrew חלוץ meaning 'one who goes ahead' and is like the English word pioneer. So a chalutz is someone who is among the first to try new ideas or methods and who leads the way.