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pathfinder

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɑːθfaɪndə/
  • Received-Pronunciation: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈpæθˌfaɪndəɹ/
  • CMU ARPABET: P AE1 TH F AY2 N D ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

One who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pathmaker, trailblazer

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One who is the first to do something in a particular field; an innovator, a pioneer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: trailblazer

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Synonym of honey guide.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: honey guide

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Ellipsis of pathfinder prospectus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Topics: business, finance

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

someone who can find paths through unexplored territory

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: scout, guide

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: expert

Narrower terms: hunting guide, trailblazer, Sacagawea, Sacajawea

History

Etymology

From path + finder.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: следотърсач (sledotǎrsač) — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region
  • Chinese Mandarin: 探路者 (tànlùzhě) — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region
  • French: explorateur — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region
  • French: pionnier — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region
  • Georgian: გზამკვლევი (gzamḳvlevi) — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region
  • German: Phanderi — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region
  • Greek: ιχνηλάτης (ichnilátis) — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region
  • Hindi: मार्गदर्शक (mārgadarśak) — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region
  • Hungarian: cserkész — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region
  • Italian: exploratore — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region
  • Oromo: karäbarbädu — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region
  • Persian: پیشاهنگ (pišâhang) — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region
  • Polish: pionier — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region
  • Polish: pionierka — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region
  • Polish: tropiciel — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region
  • Polish: tropicielka — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region
  • Russian: разве́дчик (razvédčik) — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region
  • Russian: первопроходец (pervoproxodec) — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region
  • Spanish: explorador — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region
  • Swedish: stigfinnare — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region
  • Ukrainian: першопрохо́дець (peršoproxódecʹ) — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region
  • Ukrainian: першопрохі́дник (peršoproxídnyk) — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region
  • Ukrainian: першопрохі́дниця (peršoproxídnycja) — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region
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