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trailblazer

noun [C]
 
 
/ˈtreɪlˌbleɪzər/ US  /-zɚ/

Definition

the first person to do something or go somewhere, who shows that it is also possible for other people: Orville and Wilbur Wright were aviation trailblazers.Describing the leading position
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