trailblazer
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6.8
- noun
- /ˈtreɪlˌbleɪzər/
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pionero
- Sue's latest interview highlights the work of Barbara Clark, an eminent trailblazer who has enriched both the practical and theoretical dimensions of gifted education.
Since Shonda isn't here today, can you talk about her as a trailblazer in this industry?
- Since Shonda isn't here today, can you talk about her as a trailblazer in this industry?
- Like, yes, trailblazers come in all forms, respect where it's due.
- You were a trailblazer for the viral communities before it all.
- And my wife's grandfather was was, was really a trailblazer with, with the predecessor to the Navy Seal's.
- Today we have we're going to give a shout out to Fritz Pollard, the OGNFL trailblazer.
- He was like probably the biggest trailblazer or thing.
- I think Lucy, you were a trailblazer at that because you were wearing it.
Examples
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There is a trailblazer within each of us just waiting to be expressed.
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You were a trailblazer for the viral communities before it all.
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You think this city can be a trailblazer for other cities of like size?
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I want to be a trailblazer, just like you.
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I assume as a fellow lawyer, she meant a great deal to you as a trailblazer in this field.
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Thanks to the efforts of these ten trailblazers, that change might be closer than we think.
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Since Shonda isn't here today, can you talk about her as a trailblazer in this industry?
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With that, I congratulate a man who is more than just an actor, but a true cultural trailblazer and icon.
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Michael Marks, the American chairman and CEO of Flextronics at the time, was an outsourcing trailblazer and booster.
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As a pioneering scientist, she became a trailblazer in the field of renewable energy.
Synonyms
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4.2
A person among the first to develop new ideas or ways of doing things
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4.3
A person who creates new ideas or ways of doing things
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4.9
A person who creates a new idea, plan, or process
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6.8
A person who finds a safe way through unknown or difficult land
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6.9
A person who introduces new ideas or ways in a field
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6.3
A person or company that causes big change in an industry
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5.5
A person or group that sets a new standard for others
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6.7
A person who does something new that others copy
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8.0
A person who creates new ideas or plans
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6.7
A person or thing that others copy because it shows new successful ideas
A person who is among the first to try new ideas
A person who is among the first to try new ideas or methods
Antonyms
How Innovative
Surface Forms
Morphology
trailblazer = trailblaze (semi-transparent) = trail + blaze + er
The figurative sense 'pioneer' is an extended metaphor from the literal action of marking trails, so the derivation is meaningful but requires metaphorical inference.
Etymology
Trailblazer is easy to remember if you think of someone who 'blazes a trail'—they make a new trail or path where there was none by leaving a blaze. That's why a trailblazer now means a person who is first to try new ideas or methods and leads the way for others.