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early adopter
[ ur-lee uh-dop-ter ]
noun
- a person who uses a new product or technology before it becomes widely known or used.
early adopter
noun
- one of the first people or organizations to make use of a new technology
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Word History and Origins
Origin of early adopter1
First recorded in 1845–50
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Example Sentences
The Clinton Foundation chose Tulsa, Oklahoma, for the first Too Small to Fail project because it was an early adopter of HIPPY.
From The Daily Beast
In the other, a wonderful new world of cabin amenities beckons everybody to be an early adopter.
From The Daily Beast
Though Gore was an early adopter of technology, even he could not foresee the impact of social media on politics today.
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Notoriously tech-unsavvy, the computerless McCain seems an unlikely early adopter.
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