tastemaker

American  

[teyst-mey-ker] / ˈteɪstˌmeɪ kər /

noun

1. a person or thing that establishes or strongly influences what is considered to be stylish, acceptable, or worthwhile in a given sphere of interest, as the arts.

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tastemaker British  

/ ˈteɪstˌmeɪkə /

noun

1. a person or group that sets a new fashion

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Etymology

Origin of tastemaker

First recorded in 1950–55; taste + maker

Example Sentences

With his first three albums of glittery throwback soft rock, the rap on Styles among a certain class of tastemaker was that he’d cultivated a squishy woke-heartthrob persona by sanding the rough edges of the transgressors who preceded him.

From Los Angeles Times

Nina Haines, the tastemaker behind Bindery’s Sapph-Lit imprint, said that she solicited member input on the imprint’s prospective debut titles before she’d even read the manuscripts.

From Los Angeles Times

While the analyst said she was unsure of how scalable it is, she said the publisher’s tastemaker strategy “reads as very Gen Z and maybe an indicator of where the industry needs to go to stay fresh and relevant.”

From Los Angeles Times

Of course, the San Francisco-based tastemaker could use any number of American AI labs to power things behind-the-scenes.

From BBC

Discovery unveil Netflix’s $72-billion deal that would allow the streamer to turbocharge its movie and television production capabilities and take control of HBO, television’s cultural tastemaker.

From Los Angeles Times