pathfinder

noun
/ˈpɑːθfaɪndə/UK/ˈpæθˌfaɪndəɹ/US

Etymology

From path + finder.

  1. inherited from findere
  2. compounded as pathfinder — “path + finder

Definitions

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

    • The cow is the true pathfinder and pathmaker.
    • Sorry and frightened, this man was their pathfinder across fields.
  2. One who is the first to do something in a particular field

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

  3. Synonym of honey guide.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. Ellipsis of pathfinder prospectus.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA