trailblazer
noun
trail·blaz·er
ˈtrāl-ˌblā-zər 
1
: pioneer sense 2
a trailblazer in astrophysics
2
: one that blazes a trail to guide others : pathfinder
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The women were trailblazers, proving women could succeed in what was considered a man's job at the time.
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 31 Mar. 2025
Newsom, in fact, bragged that California was a national trailblazer by becoming the first state to offer government health care to all low-income people, regardless of their immigrant status.
—George Skelton, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025
Mohammad Adnan is Principal Engineer & AI trailblazer at Intuit, driving next-gen automation for small business; ex‑AWS leader.
—Mohammad Adnan, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Walters was a trailblazer in the world of journalism, creating The View in 1997 with producer Bill Geddie.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 31 Mar. 2025
Newsom, in fact, bragged that California was a national trailblazer by becoming the first state to offer government health care to all low-income people, regardless of their immigrant status.
—George Skelton, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025
Mohammad Adnan is Principal Engineer & AI trailblazer at Intuit, driving next-gen automation for small business; ex‑AWS leader.
—Mohammad Adnan, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Walters was a trailblazer in the world of journalism, creating The View in 1997 with producer Bill Geddie.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Trailblazer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trailblazer. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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trailblazer
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trail·blaz·er
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