trendsetter

See also: Trendsetter

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From trend +‎ setter.

Noun

trendsetter (plural trendsetters)

  1. Someone who starts a trend, or makes something more popular.
    Near-synonyms: influencer, thought leader
    • 2025 July 23, Paul Clifton, “Air force: drones' developing railway role”, in RAIL, number 1040, page 31:
      "We are very optimistic. Network Rail has certainly been the trendsetter. It has been the champion of this, because it spotted the merit.

Translations

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English trendsetter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /trɛntˈsɛ.tɛr/
  • Rhymes: -ɛtɛr
  • Syllabification: trend‧se‧tter

Noun

trendsetter m pers (female equivalent trendsetterka)

  1. trendsetter

Declension

Further reading

  • trendsetter in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • trendsetter in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English trendsetter.

Noun

trendsetter c

  1. trendsetter
    Synonyms: trändskapare, trändsättare