Trailblazer

//ˈtɹeɪlˌbleɪ.zə// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who blazes a trail to guide others; a pathfinder.
  2. 2
    someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art wordnet
  3. 3
    An innovative leader in a field; a pioneer. figuratively

    "Yes, there were instances of grandstanding and obsessive behaviour, but many were concealed at the time to help protect an aggressively peddled narrative of [Oscar] Pistorius the paragon, the emblem, the trailblazer."

  4. 4
    someone who marks a trail by leaving blazes on trees wordnet

Synonyms

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pioneeradventureralpinistancestorannouncerantecedent

Example

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"He is a trailblazer in this field."

Etymology

From trail + blazer.

Related phrases

blaze trail

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