pathfinder
noun
path·find·er
ˈpath-ˌfīn-dər 
ˈpäth-
: one that discovers a way
especially
: one that explores untraversed regions to mark out a new route
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a pathfinder of the fashion world
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Additionally, a pathfinder mission that was slated to fly astronauts around the moon in September 2025 will now take place no earlier than April 2026.
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Jackie Wattles, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
The four pathfinder projects are modest with respect to technical challenge and military sensitivity.
—Ashlyn Anderson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2016
The Wolf Clan in Oneida tradition represent the pathfinders who help guide the people in life the way the Creator intended.
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And the words associated with vanguard are trailblazers, innovators, pioneers, pathfinders.
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Jackie Wattles, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
The four pathfinder projects are modest with respect to technical challenge and military sensitivity.
—Ashlyn Anderson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2016
The Wolf Clan in Oneida tradition represent the pathfinders who help guide the people in life the way the Creator intended.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 15 July 2024
And the words associated with vanguard are trailblazers, innovators, pioneers, pathfinders.
—Njera Perkins, Peoplemag, 28 June 2024
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pathfinder
noun
path·find·er
ˈpath-ˌfīn-dər
ˈpȧth-
: one that discovers a way and especially a new route in unexplored regions
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