taste-maker
- noun
- /ˈteɪstˌmeɪkər/
- These museums have acted as taste-makers and ethical tone-setters for private.
Examples
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Rihanna is a prominent taste-maker whose fashion choices often set new trends.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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In the world of cuisine, influential chefs are considered taste-makers for new culinary trends.
Synonyms
A person who makes new styles or ideas popular
A person who starts new fashions or ideas that others follow
A person who decides what clothes and styles are popular
A person who advises others on new clothes and styles
How Influential
- Texting
- Informal
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.