Dictionary

trendsetter en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈtɹɛn(d)ˌsetə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *trandijan Old English trendan Middle English trenden English trend Proto-Indo-European *sed- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *sodéyeti Proto-Germanic *satjaną Proto-West Germanic *sattjan Old English settan Middle English setten 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 settere English setter English trendsetter From trend + setter.

Meanings

1. Someone who starts a trend, or makes something more popular.
   • Near-synonyms: influencer, thought leader
   • "We are very optimistic. Network Rail has certainly been the trendsetter. It has been the champion of this, because it spotted the merit. 2025 July 23, Paul Clifton, “Air force: drones' developing railway role”, in RAIL, number 1040, page 31:

Forms

Descendants

trendsetter · Trendsetter · trensetter · трендсе́ттер

Relateds

trendsetting

Translations (17)

es creador de tendencias (someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular) · pl trendsetterka (someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular) · de Trendsetter (someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular) · fr tendanceur (someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular) · es pionero de tónicas (someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular) · ru законода́тель мо́ды (someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular) · fi muotisuuntauksen luoja (someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular) · es iniciador de modas (someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular) · ja トレンドセッター (someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular) · sv trendskapare (someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular) · pl trendsetter (someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular) · ru законода́тельница мо́ды (someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular) · fi edelläkävijä (someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular) · sv trendsättare (someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular) · es establecedor de corrientes (someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular) · ru трендсе́ттер (someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular) · fr lanceur de mode (someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular)