trailblazer
pronunciation
How to pronounce trailblazer in British English:
UK [ˈtreɪlbleɪzə(r)]
How to pronounce trailblazer in American English:
US [ˈtrelˌblezɚ]
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- Noun:
- someone who marks a trail by leaving blazes on trees
- someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
Word Origin
- trailblazer (n.)
- by 1893, from trail (n.) + agent noun from blaze (v.3).
Example
- 1. In one sense it is a trailblazer .
- 2. Meanwhile there was nothing to show for trailblazer other than mounting bills .
- 3. Anne became a well-rewarded columnist for the daily mail and a trailblazer for other female journalists .
- 4. He obtained documents aimed at proving waste fraud and abuse in the trailblazer program .
- 5. Another participant , the grand mufti of egypt , is by comparison a trailblazer .