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trend-setter

trend-setter

3.8
A person who starts new fashions or ideas that others follow
  • noun
  • /ˈtrɛndˌsɛtər/
translation icon : marcador de tendencias
  • As an innovative designer, she became a trend-setter by introducing sustainable materials in her clothing line.

Examples

  • You are today's rock stars/trend setters.

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  • Am I a trend setter?

  • And I think that's where the trend setters I would like to see are living and working.

  • You have three things like trend followers, trend setters and trend watchers.

  • Many celebrities are considered trend-setters because they influence fashion choices around the world.

  • The fashion show showcased a new trend-setter who captivated the audience with her unique style.

Synonyms

fashionista
vstrend-setter
  • Informal
9 4.9

A person who loves fashion and follows or sets new styles

originates trends with the aim of getting wide public attention
taste-maker
vstrend-setter
1 6.2

A person who makes new styles or ideas popular

starts new styles and leads others to follow them
styler
vstrend-setter
1 5.0

A person who creates fashionable looks for hair or clothing

initiates broad style movements and makes them widely popular
fashion arbiter
vstrend-setter
7.4

A person who decides what clothes and styles are popular

creates and launches new styles that others adopt
fashioner
vstrend-setter
5.3

A person who designs clothes and new styles

influences public taste and popular adoption beyond industry creation

Antonyms

295 1.6

A person who supports a leader and accepts their direction

How Influential

leader
1.0
tastemaker
  • Literature
4 6.8
trend-setter
3.8
fashionista
  • Informal
9 4.9
adopter
16 3.9

Surface Forms

trend-setter singular
trend-setters plural

Morphology

trend-setter = trend + setter (transparent) = trend + setter

The compound 'trend-setter' is straightforwardly built from 'trend' + 'setter' meaning 'a person who sets trends', which is directly derivable.

Etymology

The word trend-setter comes from trend meaning 'a direction or popular movement' and set meaning 'to put in place'. A trend-setter is someone who 'puts' a new style or idea into place so others begin to follow it.