noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈtɹɛn(d)ˌsetə/
CMU ARPABET:T R EH1 N D S EH2 T ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
Someone who starts a trend, or makes something more popular.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Near-synonyms: influencer, thought leader
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English trend Proto-Indo-European *sed- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *sodéyeti Proto-Germanic *satjaną Proto-West Germanic *sattjan Old English settan Middle English setten 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 settere English setter English trendsetter From trend + setter.
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Finnish:
edelläkävijä
— someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular
Finnish:
muotisuuntauksen luoja
— someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular
French:
tendanceur
— someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular
French:
lanceur de mode
— someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular
German:
Trendsetter
— someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular
Japanese:
トレンドセッター
(torendosettā)
— someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular
Polish:
trendsetter
— someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular
Polish:
trendsetterka
— someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular
Russian:
законода́тель мо́ды
(zakonodátelʹ módy)
— someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular
Russian:
законода́тельница мо́ды
(zakonodátelʹnica módy)
— someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular
Russian:
трендсе́ттер
(trɛndsɛ́ttɛr)
— someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular
Spanish:
iniciador de modas
— someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular
Spanish:
pionero de tónicas
— someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular
Spanish:
creador de tendencias
— someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular
Spanish:
establecedor de corrientes
— someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular
Swedish:
trendsättare
— someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular
Swedish:
trendskapare
— someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular
