"pathfinder" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: pathfinders [plural]
Etymology: From path + finder. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|path|finder}} path + finder Head templates: {{en-noun}} pathfinder (plural pathfinders)
  1. One who discovers a way or path; one who explores untraversed regions. Translations (One who discovers a way or path): следотърсач (sledotǎrsač) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 探路者 (tànlùzhě) (Chinese Mandarin), explorateur [masculine] (French), pionnier [masculine] (French), ιχνηλάτης (ichnilátis) (Greek), cserkész (Hungarian), پیشاهنگ (pišâhang) (Persian), разве́дчик (razvédčik) [masculine] (Russian), первопроходец (pervoproxodec) [masculine] (Russian), stigfinnare [common-gender] (Swedish), першопрохо́дець (peršoproxódecʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), першопрохі́дник (peršoproxídnyk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), першопрохі́дниця (peršoproxídnycja) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-pathfinder-en-noun-NcoCVYXY Disambiguation of 'One who discovers a way or path': 74 17 8
  2. One who first does something; a pioneer. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-pathfinder-en-noun-EscmIOTP Disambiguation of People: 26 63 12
  3. (finance) Short for pathfinder prospectus. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: pathfinder prospectus Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-pathfinder-en-noun-LY5jB8sY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 14 69 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 17 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 16 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 16 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 20 21 59 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 17 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 19 19 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 22 26 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 21 16 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 22 25 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 18 16 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 19 21 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 19 21 60 Topics: business, finance
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: trailblazer Derived forms: pathfinder prospectus Related terms: pathmaker

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1910, John Burroughs, “Phases of Farm Life”, in In the Catskills, page 67:",
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          "ref": "2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Role of a Pathfinder Codex entry:",
          "text": "Pathfinders are trained to improve the viability of potential planets, initiate first contact with unknown species, find suitable outpost sites, and handle any external threats before the first colonist touches soil. The presence of a Pathfinder is a reassurance that a planet can be settled safely and with a high expectation of success.",
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        "(finance) Short for pathfinder prospectus."
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      "sense": "One who discovers a way or path",
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      "sense": "One who discovers a way or path",
      "word": "ιχνηλάτης"
    },
    {
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "One who discovers a way or path",
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