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单词 trailblazer
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trailblazer

noun

trail·​blaz·​er ˈtrāl-ˌblā-zər How to pronounce trailblazer (audio)
1
: pioneer sense 2
a trailblazer in astrophysics
2
: one that blazes a trail to guide others : pathfinder

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Like many in technology, Dorsey had admired the hacker’s history as a trailblazer, according to three people familiar with his remarks on the matter. Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2022 Like many in technology, Dorsey had admired the hacker’s history as a trailblazer, according to three people familiar with his remarks on the matter. Joseph Menn, Elizabeth Dwoskin And Cat Zakrzewski, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Aug. 2022 As a trailblazer on the court and on the sidelines, Dawn Staley’s tenure in the basketball world has been nothing short of historic. Sharí Nycole, Essence, 12 Aug. 2022 Instead, she was being honored for her role as a trailblazer as the first Black woman to lead a men’s college basketball team. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 16 July 2022 Ons Jabeur, who this year became the first Arab woman and the first North African woman to reach the Wimbledon final, embraced her role as a trailblazer for Tunisians and for Arab women. Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 11 July 2022 During Fagan's confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee, which has oversight of the Coast Guard, lawmakers on the panel including Chair Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., praised her qualifications and place as a trailblazer. Ben Gittleson, ABC News, 1 June 2022 About the subject: Brown is the founder of Old Forester Bourbon and known as a trailblazer in the whiskey bottling business. Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 10 May 2022 Still, MoviePass’s idea to offer cinephiles the option to watch an unlimited number of movies on the big screen proved to be something of a trailblazer. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 22 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined at sense 2

trailblazer

noun

1
as in pioneer
a person or group that originates new concepts, styles, and techniques The Beatles are recognized as some of the greatest trailblazers of rock music.

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • pioneer
  • innovator
  • groundbreaker
  • designer
  • forerunner
  • avant-gardist
  • developer
  • inventor
  • precursor
  • introducer
  • underground
  • avant-garde
  • vanguard
  • originator
  • van
  • cutting edge

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • establishment
  • old guard
2
as in pathfinder
a person who settles in a new region The Mayflower brought with it a group of European trailblazers, determined to make a home of that land dubbed "New England."

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • pioneer
  • pathfinder
  • explorer
  • colonist
  • colonial
  • settler
  • frontiersman
  • colonizer
  • homesteader
  • woodsman
  • mountain man
  • bushranger
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