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tastemaker en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English taste Proto-West Germanic *mak Proto-West Germanic *-ōn Proto-West Germanic *makōn? Old English macian Middle English maken 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 maker English maker English tastemaker From taste + maker.

Meanings

1. A trendsetter with respect to taste.
   • SMILE WHEN YOU CALL AN ART worldling a "tastemaker." […] Where previous great tastemakers such as the Steins, the artist Marcel Duchamp and the dealer Alfred Stieglitz were dedicated amateurs, few in number, today there are swarms of them whose interests are professional or commercial. 1987 August 30, Grace Glueck, “Tastemakers”, in The New York Times Magazine, archived from the original on 28 Mar 2023:
   • [Paul] Graham became an essential tastemaker for startups and startup culture in Silicon Valley. 2025, Karen Hao, Empire of AI, New York City: Penguin Press, →ISBN:
   • The tastemakers have just discovered his work.

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