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🌱 A Jewish pioneer 💡 An innovator
halutz

halutz

9.9
A person who is among the first to try new ideas or methods
  • noun
  • /hɑːˈluːts/
translation icon : pionero
  • As a halutz in the tech industry, he introduced groundbreaking software that changed the market.

Examples

  • The museum honored her as a halutz for her early work in environmental conservation.

  • The halutz led the way in agricultural innovation.

  • Many consider him a halutz because he was the first to apply these innovative techniques.

  • Many halutzim contributed to the development of new farming techniques.

  • As a halutz in the tech industry, he introduced groundbreaking software that changed the market.

  • The museum honored her as a halutz for her early work in environmental conservation.

  • Many consider him a halutz because he was the first to apply these innovative techniques.

Synonyms

pioneer
vshalutz
113 4.2

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

emphasizes innovating new ideas and methods rather than general firstness
innovator
vshalutz
38 4.3

A person who creates new ideas or ways of doing things

includes creating and also emphasizes applying new methods in practice
trailblazer
vshalutz
12 6.8

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

focuses more on developing or applying new methods and ideas
discoverer
vshalutz
8 3.5

A person who finds something new for the first time

centres on creating or applying new ideas and methods rather than finding
groundbreaker
vshalutz
2 6.9

A person who introduces new ideas or ways in a field

is about being early to develop or apply ideas, not only major change
pathbreaker
vshalutz
1 6.7

A person who does something new that others copy

stresses developing or applying new methods rather than just opening ways
chalutz
vshalutz
9.9

A person who is among the first to try new ideas

is the standard term rather than an alternative form
voortrekker
vshalutz
  • South African
9.9

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

is focused specifically on developing or applying new ideas and methods

How Pioneering

halutz
9.9
trailblazer
12 6.8
pioneer
113 4.2
innovator
38 4.3

Surface Forms

halutz singular
halutzim plural

Etymology

Halutz comes from Hebrew חלוץ, meaning 'one who goes ahead', and a helpful way to remember it is to think of the English word pioneer. So a halutz today can mean anyone who is first to try a new idea or method.