trailblazer

noun
/ˈtɹeɪlbleɪzə/UK/ˈtɹeɪlˌbleɪzəɹ/US/ˈtɹæɪlˌblæɪzə/

Etymology

From trail (noun) + blazer (noun).

  1. derived from *bʰel-✻ — “to shine, be white”
  2. inherited from *blasǭ✻ — “torch”
  3. inherited from *blasā✻
  4. inherited from blæse
  5. inherited from blase
  6. suffixed as blazer — “blaze + er”
  7. compounded as trailblazer — “trail + blazer”

Definitions

  1. Synonym of pathfinder.

The neighborhood

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