Revolutionizers

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A group of individuals or entities that significantly alter established systems or paradigms
2. agents of change who inspire or implement transformative ideas and actions
3. those who foster innovation and challenge the status quo through radical shifts in thinking or practice

Etymology: "Revolutionizers" is simply the plural of "revolutionizer," a noun formed by adding the agent suffix "-er" to "revolutionize." That suffix, which English has attached to verbs for centuries to name the person or thing that performs an action, turns the verb into a noun for whoever or whatever brings the change about, so a revolutionizer is one who revolutionizes. The verb "revolutionize" is the more interesting half. It is built on "revolution," which in earlier English meant a turning around or a cyclical return, as in the movement of the heavenly bodies, before it came to mean an upheaval in politics or society. "Revolutionize" carries that sense of overturning something established, and "revolutionizers" applies it to the groups or agents doing the overturning.

Synonyms: innovators, transformers, change-makers