"pacesetter" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: pacesetters [plural], pace-setter [alternative], pace setter [alternative]
Etymology: From pace + setter. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|pace|setter}} pace + setter Head templates: {{en-noun}} pacesetter (plural pacesetters)
  1. One who or that which determines the rate of action through leading. Categories (topical): People Related terms: bring up the rear, take up the running Translations (one who sets pace): kirittäjä [sports, hobbies, lifestyle] (Finnish), Schrittmacher [masculine] (German), battistrada [masculine] (Italian)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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