trendsetter

trend·set·ter

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [trend-set-er]
- /ˈtrɛndˌsɛt ər/
- /ˈtrendˌset.ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [trend-set-er]
- /ˈtrɛndˌsɛt ər/

Definitions of trendsetter word

noun trendsetter a person or thing that establishes a new trend or fashion. 1
noun trendsetter sb who starts a fashion 1
countable noun trendsetter A trendsetter is a person or institution that starts a new fashion or trend. 0
noun trendsetter a person or thing that creates, or may create, a new fashion 0
noun trendsetter a person, magazine, company, etc. that creates, espouses, or popularizes a trend or trends, as in fashions or ideas 0

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Origin of trendsetter

First appearance:

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Trendsetter

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Trendsetter

trendsetter popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for trendsetter

noun trendsetter

avantgarde — the advance group in any field, especially in the visual, literary, or musical arts, whose works are characterized chiefly by unorthodox and experimental methods.
discoverer — a person who discovers.
groundbreaker — a person who is an originator, innovator, or pioneer in a particular activity.
innovator — to introduce something new; make changes in anything established.
arbiter — An arbiter is a person or institution that judges and settles a quarrel between two other people or groups.

All 7 Synonyms of trendsetter