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trailblazer

noun · 4 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: /ˈtɹeɪlbleɪzə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈtɹeɪlˌbleɪzəɹ/
  • Australian: /ˈtɹæɪlˌblæɪzə/
  • CMU ARPABET: T R EY1 L B L EY2 Z ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of pathfinder.

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: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Synonym of pathfinder.

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: groundbreaker, outrider, pathbreaker, roadmaker, trailcutter, trailbreaker, waymaker

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pioneer, innovator, groundbreaker

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: originator, conceiver, mastermind

4

noun

Meaning 4

someone who marks a trail by leaving blazes on trees

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: scout, pathfinder, guide

History

Etymology

From trail (noun) + blazer (noun).

Across languages

Translations

86 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ռահվիրա (ṙahvira) — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder
  • Catalan: pioner — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder
  • Catalan: pionera — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder
  • Dutch: wegbereider — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder
  • Finnish: edelläkävijä — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder
  • Finnish: ladunaukaisija — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder
  • Finnish: polunraivaaja — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder
  • French: pionnier — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder
  • French: pionnière — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder
  • German: Vorreiter — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder
  • German: Vorreiterin — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder
  • German: Wegbereiter — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder
  • German: Wegbereiterin — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder
  • Hungarian: úttörő — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder
  • Italian: pioniere — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder
  • Japanese: 先駆者 (senkusha) — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder
  • Korean: 선구자 (seon'guja) — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder
  • Māori: kaiparahuarahi — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder
  • Polish: przewodnik oświetlający szlak — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder
  • Polish: przewodniczka oświetlająca szlak — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder
  • Portuguese: desbravador — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder
  • Russian: первопрохо́дец (pervoproxódec) — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder
  • Serbo-Croatian: кр̀читељ — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder
  • Serbo-Croatian: krčitelj — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder
  • Spanish: pionero — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder
  • Spanish: pionera — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder
  • Swedish: banbrytare — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder
  • Ukrainian: першопрохі́дник (peršoproxídnyk) — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder
  • Ukrainian: першопрохо́дець (peršoproxódecʹ) — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder
  • Ukrainian: першопрохі́дниця (peršoproxídnycja) — one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder
  • Armenian: ռահվիրա (ṙahvira) — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Catalan: capdavanter — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Catalan: capdavantera — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 尖兵 (jiānbīng) — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 排頭兵 /排头兵 (páitóubīng) — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 先驅 /先驱 (xiānqū) — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Estonian: teerajaja — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Finnish: edelläkävijä — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Finnish: polunraivaaja — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Finnish: suunnannäyttäjä — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Finnish: tiennäyttäjä — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Finnish: tienraivaaja — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Finnish: uranuurtaja — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • French: pionnier — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • French: pionnière — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • French: premier de cordée — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • French: visionnaire — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • German: Pionier — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • German: Vorreiter — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Hungarian: úttörő — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Icelandic: brautryðjandi — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Indonesian: perintis — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Indonesian: visioner — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Italian: apripista — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Italian: precursore — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Japanese: 草分け (kusawake) — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Japanese: 先駆者 (senkusha) — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Korean: 선구자 (seon'guja) — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Malay: perintis — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Persian: پیشگام (pišgâm) — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Polish: innowator — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Polish: innowatorka — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Polish: pionier — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Polish: pionierka — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Polish: pomysłodawca — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Polish: pomysłodawczyni — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Portuguese: desbravador — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Portuguese: pioneiro — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Portuguese: pioneira — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Romanian: deschizător — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Russian: нова́тор (novátor) — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Russian: первопрохо́дец (pervoproxódec) — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Russian: пионе́р (pionér) — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Russian: пионе́рка (pionérka) — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Serbo-Croatian: кр̀читељ — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Serbo-Croatian: krčitelj — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Spanish: colonizador — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Spanish: colonizadora — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Spanish: colono — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Spanish: colona — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Spanish: pionero — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Spanish: pionera — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Swedish: banbrytare — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Ukrainian: першопрохі́дник (peršoproxídnyk) — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Ukrainian: першопрохо́дець (peršoproxódecʹ) — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer
  • Ukrainian: першопрохі́дниця (peršoproxídnycja) — one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer