trailblazer

noun
/ˈtɹeɪlbleɪzə/UK/ˈtɹeɪlˌbleɪzəɹ/US/ˈtɹæɪlˌblæɪzə/

Etymology

From trail (noun) + blazer (noun).

  1. derived from *bʰel- — “to shine, be white
  2. inherited from *blasǭ — “torch
  3. inherited from *blasā
  4. inherited from blæse
  5. inherited from blase
  6. suffixed as blazer — “blaze + er
  7. compounded as trailblazer — “trail + blazer

Definitions

  1. Synonym of pathfinder.

The neighborhood

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