Meaning & use
trailblazer
A person who is among the first to do something new, opening the way for others to follow.
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She was a trailblazer in the tech industry, founding her first company at just nineteen.
The scientist is remembered as a trailblazer whose research changed how diseases are treated.
A note on using this word
Trailblazer is used almost always as a positive term, praising someone for leading the way in a field, career, or movement.
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