trailblazer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈtɹæɪlˌblæɪzə/ (Australia)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈtɹeɪlˌbleɪzəɹ/ (General-American)
- /ˈtɹeɪlbleɪzə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From trail (noun) + blazer (noun).
Meanings
- Synonym of pathfinder. ▸ One who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region.
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(figuratively) Synonym of pathfinder. ▸ One who is the first to do something in a particular field; an innovator, a pioneer.
Yes, there were instances of grandstanding and obsessive behaviour, but many were concealed at the time to help protect an aggressively peddled narrative of [Oscar] Pistorius the paragon, the emblem, the trailblazer.
2014 October 21, Oliver Brown, “Oscar Pistorius jailed for five years – sport afforded no protection against his tragic fallibilities: Bladerunner’s punishment for killing Reeva Steenkamp is but a frippery when set against the burden that her bereft parents, June and Barry, must carry [print version: No room for sentimentality in this tragedy, 13 September 2014]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Sport section), London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Jul 2025, page S22:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| trailblazers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Relateds
blazing · trailblaze · blaze · blazer · trail · trailblazing · roadbuilder · blaze a trail
Synonyms
outrider · trailbreaker · groundbreaker · pathbreaker · roadmaker · trailcutter · waymaker
Translations (86)
uk першопрохо́дець (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder) · ru нова́тор (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · sh кр̀читељ (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · pl pomysłodawca (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · de Vorreiter (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · de Wegbereiter (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder) · fi polunraivaaja (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · sh krčitelj (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder) · ms perintis (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · de Pionier (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · uk першопрохі́дник (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · is brautryðjandi (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · pt pioneira (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · ca pionera (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder) · es colono (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · fi ladunaukaisija (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder) · de Wegbereiterin (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder) · ru пионе́р (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · pt desbravador (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder) · fi suunnannäyttäjä (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · hu úttörő (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder) · fi tiennäyttäjä (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · it precursore (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · fr pionnière (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · es colonizadora (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · es pionero (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder) · id visioner (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · id perintis (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · uk першопрохі́дниця (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · ko 선구자 (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · fi edelläkävijä (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder) · uk першопрохо́дець (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · pl pionierka (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · et teerajaja (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · ru первопрохо́дец (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · es colona (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · nl wegbereider (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder) · sv banbrytare (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · fr premier de cordée (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · fr visionnaire (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · fr pionnier (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder) · pl pionier (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · sv banbrytare (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder) · pl pomysłodawczyni (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · ja 先駆者 (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · fi tienraivaaja (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · es pionera (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder) · pt desbravador (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · fr pionnier (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · sh кр̀читељ (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder) · ca capdavantera (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · ko 선구자 (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder) · ru первопрохо́дец (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder) · cmn 排頭兵 /排头兵 (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · ro deschizător (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · fr pionnière (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder) · uk першопрохі́дник (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder) · ja 先駆者 (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder) · it pioniere (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder) · pl innowator (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · de Vorreiterin (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder) · hu úttörő (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · pl przewodnik oświetlający szlak (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder) · pl innowatorka (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · ru пионе́рка (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · es colonizador (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · pl przewodniczka oświetlająca szlak (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder) · es pionera (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · fa پیشگام (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · ca capdavanter (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · ja 草分け (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · hy ռահվիրա (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder) · sh krčitelj (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · uk першопрохі́дниця (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder) · pt pioneiro (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · es pionero (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · hy ռահվիրա (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · fi uranuurtaja (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · fi edelläkävijä (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · de Vorreiter (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder) · ca pioner (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder) · it apripista (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · cmn 先驅 /先驱 (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · cmn 尖兵 (one who is the first to do something in a particular field — see also pioneer) · fi polunraivaaja (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder) · mi kaiparahuarahi (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region — see also pathfinder)