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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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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of early adopter1

First recorded in 1845–50
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Michigan, long a hotbed of anti-government militia activity, was an early adopter of strategies to fight domestic extremism, making it a target of conservative pundits who accuse the state of criminalizing right-wing organizing.

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But the problem, again, is that Georgia was an early adopter of fetal personhood arguments.

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Colaizzo, a developer, described himself as an “early adopter” of technology.

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That volume reflects not just the scope of the damage here, but also California’s role as an enthusiastic early adopter of green technologies such as solar panels, electric vehicles and the massive wall-mounted battery panels that come with them.

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

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