noun
Meaning 1
A trendsetter with respect to taste.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The tastemakers have just discovered his work.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
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tastemaker
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English taste Proto-West Germanic *mak Proto-West Germanic *-ōn Proto-West Germanic *makōn? Old English macian Middle English maken Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English maker English maker English tastemaker From taste + maker.
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