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taste-maker

taste-maker

1 6.2
A person who makes new styles or ideas popular
  • noun
  • /ˈteɪstˌmeɪkər/
translation icon : creador de tendencias
  • These museums have acted as taste-makers and ethical tone-setters for private.

Examples

  • Rihanna is a prominent taste-maker whose fashion choices often set new trends.

  • The company was their own taste maker.

    Blog text (1)
  • I'm not suggesting that we should defer to our taste-makers at once and hang on to every word they say.

    Blog text (15)
  • With an eye for the inspiring, this unique group of taste-makers makes it their mission to provide design enthusiasts with interesting articles about the latest and greatest in design.

    Blog text (26)
  • Lynes writes that the "taste makers" have been trying to manipulate popular tastes since the nineteenth century, and taste making grew into a substantial industry in that century, but the means at hand were largely limited to the printed word, illustrated posters, and the electroplatform.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The art exhibition featured several taste-makers who are shaping modern design.

  • In the world of cuisine, influential chefs are considered taste-makers for new culinary trends.

Synonyms

tastemaker
vstaste-maker
  • Literature
4 6.8

A person who makes new styles or ideas popular

is the same meaning but written with a hyphen
trend-setter
vstaste-maker
3.8

A person who starts new fashions or ideas that others follow

influences or helps popularize trends rather than necessarily originating them
fashion arbiter
vstaste-maker
7.4

A person who decides what clothes and styles are popular

works by influencing popularity more broadly rather than officially declaring fashion
fashionmonger
vstaste-maker
9.9

A person who advises others on new clothes and styles

has wider influence in creating popularity rather than only advising or selling

How Influential

influencer
  • Texting
19 3.8
taste-maker
1 6.2
fashionista
  • Informal
9 4.9

Surface Forms

taste-maker singular
taste-makers plural

Morphology

taste-maker = taste + maker (transparent) = taste + maker

Clear compound of 'taste' + 'maker': someone who makes or influences tastes or preferences.

Etymology

The word taste-maker joins taste, which can mean 'flavor' or 'a person's judgment', and maker, meaning 'one who makes', so a taste-maker is someone who 'creates' or shapes what people think is stylish or good.