"trendsetter" meaning in English

See trendsetter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɹɛn(d)ˌsetə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: trendsetters [plural], trend-setter [alternative], trend setter [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree 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. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|trend|setter|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree 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 [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*satjaną", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*sattjan", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "settan", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "setten", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }, { "id" : "agent suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "noun", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "nom.", "keyword_label" : "Nominalization of", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-āzios", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "nominalization" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ārijaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-ārī", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "settere", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "setter", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "trendsetter", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="trendsetter"> From trend + setter. Head templates: {{en-noun}} trendsetter (plural trendsetters)
  1. Someone who starts a trend, or makes something more popular. Related terms: trendsetting Translations (someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular): edelläkävijä (Finnish), muotisuuntauksen luoja (Finnish), tendanceur [masculine] (French), lanceur de mode (French), Trendsetter [masculine] (German), トレンドセッター (torendosettā) (Japanese), trendsetter [masculine] (Polish), trendsetterka [feminine] (Polish), законода́тель мо́ды (zakonodátelʹ módy) [masculine] (Russian), законода́тельница мо́ды (zakonodátelʹnica módy) [feminine] (Russian), трендсе́ттер (trɛndsɛ́ttɛr) [masculine] (Russian), iniciador de modas [masculine] (Spanish), pionero de tónicas [masculine] (Spanish), creador de tendencias [masculine] (Spanish), establecedor de corrientes [masculine] (Spanish), trendsättare [common-gender] (Swedish), trendskapare [common-gender] (Swedish)

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          "ref": "2025 July 23, Paul Clifton, “Air force: drones' developing railway role”, in RAIL, number 1040, page 31:",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular",
      "word": "edelläkävijä"
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      "sense": "someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular",
      "word": "muotisuuntauksen luoja"
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      "sense": "someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular",
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      "word": "tendanceur"
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      "sense": "someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular",
      "word": "lanceur de mode"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Trendsetter"
    },
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      "roman": "torendosettā",
      "sense": "someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular",
      "word": "トレンドセッター"
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      "sense": "someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular",
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      "sense": "someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular",
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      "word": "trendsetterka"
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      "roman": "zakonodátelʹ módy",
      "sense": "someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "законода́тель мо́ды"
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      "sense": "someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular",
      "tags": [
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      "roman": "trɛndsɛ́ttɛr",
      "sense": "someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular",
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      "sense": "someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular",
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      "word": "iniciador de modas"
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      "sense": "someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular",
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      "word": "pionero de tónicas"
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      "sense": "someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular",
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      "sense": "someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular",
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      "word": "establecedor de corrientes"
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      "sense": "someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular",
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      "word": "trendsättare"
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      "sense": "someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular",
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      "word": "trendskapare"
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}

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