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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—Andrew Imbrie, Foreign Affairs, 19 Jan. 2022
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Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 7 Sep. 2024
Star athletes, rappers and trendsetters gathered at the inaugural TUNL Gala during New York Fashion Week on Thursday night at Tribeca’s Spring Studios, for an evening hosted by Roc Nation’s Lenny Santiago and basketball star Chloe Pavlech.
—Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2024
Kristin Juszczyk may be a trendsetter — but there’s always a little room in her closet for some vintage flair.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2024
Democratic governments will not be the trendsetters on PETs; instead, policymakers for these governments should focus on nurturing the ecosystems these technologies need to flourish.
—Andrew Imbrie, Foreign Affairs, 19 Jan. 2022
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“Trendsetter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trendsetter. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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