trendsetter
noun
trend·set·ter
ˈtren(d)-ˌse-tər 
variants
or less commonly trend-setter
plural trendsetters also trend-setters
: 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
Francis DavisThe county has become a trendsetter in other types of environmental legislation …—Chemical & Engineering News
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Examples of trendsetter in a Sentence
a closely watched trendsetter in women's fashions
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Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
As the largest maritime shipper in the world, Maersk is a significant trendsetter for global trade, with many other companies following suit on methanol adoption.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2024
While others followed, Rayburn was first, putting itself into a position of being thought of as a trendsetter and an innovator.
—Llewellyn King, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Related Articles By 2015, the brand had teamed with Vivienne Westwood twice on coveted squiggle-print satchel bags, while trendsetters like Swift, Emma Stone, and Suki Waterhouse were often seen on set and off-duty with a Cambridge Satchel bag by their side.
—Olivia Cigliano, WWD, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Trendsetter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trendsetter. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.
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