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early adopter

[ ur-lee uh-dop-ter ]

noun

  1. a person who uses a new product or technology before it becomes widely known or used.


early adopter

noun

  1. one of the first people or organizations to make use of a new technology
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of early adopter1

First recorded in 1845–50
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Example Sentences

In the 70s he was an early adopter of synthesisers, blending genres with the electro-funk classic Head Hunters.

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Mr Howells was an early adopter of cryptocurrencies, mining the Bitcoin in 2009 when it was a small fraction of its current value.

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Rudy Diaz is an early adopter.

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During the hearing in December the court heard how Mr Howells had been an early adopter of Bitcoin and had successfully mined the cryptocurrency.

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Pete Middleton, who lives in Northamptonshire, UK with his wife, has long been an early adopter of technology.

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