trailblazing en · ADJ
Etymology
From trail + blazing.
Meanings
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Resembling a trailblazer; innovative or pioneering.
One can only wonder what led Rothstein to claim that Neville was such a trail-blazing pornographer.
2011, Patrick Spedding, James Lambert, “Fanny Hill, Lord Fanny, and the Myth of Metonymy”, in Studies in Philology, volume 108, number 1, page 120:The trailblazing Oaxacan chef Alejandro Ruiz […] has spiked this black-bean sauce with a hidden depth charge of flavor: patches of foliage from a local avocado tree. The leaves electrify the sauce with an unexpected thrum of black licorice.
2014 October 25, Jeff Gordinier, “In search of the perfect taco”, in T: The New York Times Style Magazine (international edition), archived from the original on 23 Jul 2025, page 100:Traditional social codes can sometimes prove as strict as any government diktat. Late last year, Chinese e-commerce giant JD faced a boycott by customers infuriated by its casting of trailblazing woman comedian Yang Li in a promotional live stream.
2025 July 26, Chris Lau and Joyce Jiang, “Joking about her abusive husband launched this Chinese comedian to stardom. The authorities aren’t laughing”, in CNN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| trail-blazing | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more trailblazing | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most trailblazing | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Relateds
trailblazer · blazing · trailblaze · blaze · blazer · trail · blaze a trail
Translations (10)
de wegbereitend (resembling a trailblazer; innovative or pioneering) · fo slóðbrótandi (resembling a trailblazer; innovative or pioneering) · pl pionierski (resembling a trailblazer; innovative or pioneering) · de bahnbrechend (resembling a trailblazer; innovative or pioneering) · de richtungsweisend (resembling a trailblazer; innovative or pioneering) · de wegweisend (resembling a trailblazer; innovative or pioneering) · nl baanbrekend (resembling a trailblazer; innovative or pioneering) · pl innowacyjny (resembling a trailblazer; innovative or pioneering) · fi uraauurtava (resembling a trailblazer; innovative or pioneering) · nl wegbereidend (resembling a trailblazer; innovative or pioneering)