trendsetter

noun

trend·set·ter ˈtren(d)-ˌse-tər

variants or less commonly trend-setter

plural trendsetters also trend-setters

Synonyms of trendsetter next

: one that sets a trend : someone or something that starts or helps to popularize a new fashion, style, movement, etc.

a trendsetter in the fashion industry

Every ten years or so, for a different set of reasons each time, cultural trendsetters rally behind one musician with whom they sense a bond and who then comes to symbolize jazz to the mass media.—

Francis Davis

The county has become a trendsetter in other types of environmental legislation …—

Chemical & Engineering News

Examples of trendsetter in a Sentence

a closely watched trendsetter in women's fashions

Recent Examples on the Web Kordell and Serena were not trendsetters — in fact, none of the past winners on Love Island USA or any of the other international versions of the franchise have opted not to split the money. —

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Nora Colomer, Fox News, 17 July 2024 Speaking of trendsetters, Cardi B showed off her long, pink acrylics front row at his FW24 show. —

Essence, 8 July 2024 Remaining on brand, the trendsetter is also currently touring the country on her first-ever headlining Out Of This World Tour with Busta Rhymes, Timbaland, and Ciara. —

Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 16 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for trendsetter

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