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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British Dictionary definitions for trendsetter

trendsetter

noun

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

Derived Formstrendsetting, adjective

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for trendsetter

n.

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

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But Instafamous trendsetter Ryker Wixom is slightly different from the rest.

Kanye Wears a Leather Skirt Sure, Kanye West is a trendsetter.

Then she touches on a truly interesting possibility—could Microsoft still find itself as a trendsetter?

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