trailblazer
- noun
- /ˈtreɪlˌbleɪzər/
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marcador de senderos
- The rising mountainside became so steep that to the right, Rod looked down upon the tops of the singing trees, while to the left, where the trailblazers had blasted through, the root systems of trees were exposed, their double roots clinging to rocks about to fall at any moment.
Examples
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I bought a new Chevy Trailblazer from Priority several years ago; I had numerous problems with it.
Blog text (21) -
The Trailblazer Woman of July has helped nearly one thousand people from getting lost.
Fiction book (1994) -
The Trailblazer Woman of July marks the paths by painting luscious pink berries on the green plants.
Fiction book (1994) -
Police say that his personal vehicle is gone, a 2006 blue Chevy Trailblazer with a Green Bay Packers trailer hitch cover and IL plates 661 5431.
Blog text (18) -
Like many revengers, it expressed misgivings about revenge while giving viewers the satisfaction of beholding it, but in its story and its casting of the blond Steve McQueen, the film amounted to a rather timid trailblazer.
Academic text (2017) -
The experienced trailblazer marked the trees with bright paint, guiding others safely through the forest.
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As a trailblazer, she created a path in the wilderness, leaving signs for future hikers to follow.
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He was known as a trailblazer, having cleared a new route that many adventurers would later use.
Synonyms
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A person who finds a safe way through unknown or difficult land
A person who clears a way through thick plants, snow, or rough land
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Surface Forms
Morphology
trailblazer = trailblaze (transparent) = trail + blaze + er
Formed from the verb 'trailblaze' (trail + blaze) with the agentive suffix '-er'; the literal meaning 'one who marks trails' is directly derivable.
Etymology
Trailblazer comes from the idea of making a blaze on a trail, where a 'blaze' is a simple 'mark' on a tree to show the path. So a trailblazer was someone who opened and marked a way through wild land for others to follow.