vanguard
nounfeminine/vɐ̃ˈɡwaɾðɐ/medium
van·guar·da
Definition
The foremost part of an advancing army; the leading position in a movement, especially in the arts, culture, or science.
The company is at the vanguard of renewable energy research.
Her work placed her in the vanguard of contemporary dance.
Common collocations
at the vanguard of artto be in the vanguardartistic vanguardtechnological vanguard
Etymology
Do francês 'avant-garde'.