trendsetter

[trend-set-er]

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noun

a person or thing that establishes a new trend or fashion.

Origin of trendsetter

1960–65; from the verb phrase set a trend; see -er¹

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Related Words for trendsetter

innovator, pacesetter, stylist, initiator, trailblazer

Examples from the Web for trendsetter

Contemporary Examples of trendsetter

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British Dictionary definitions for trendsetter

trendsetter

noun

a person or thing that creates, or may create, a new fashion

Derived Formstrendsetting, adjective

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Word Origin and History for trendsetter

also trend-setter, 1960; see trend (n.) + set (v.). Related: Trend-setting.