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trackmaker

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An organism that leaves tracks as it moves, especially one whose tracks can be found in fossils.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

One who makes a track or path for others; a trailblazer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1980, Paul F. Lambert, Joseph B. Thoburn, Pioneer Historian and Archaeologist Joseph B. Thoburn was the pioneer historian and archaeologist of Oklahoma, a "trackmaker" who had a tremendous impact on his adopted state. His interests and fields of activity were many and diverse, [...]

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History

Etymology

From track + maker.