trendsetter

noun

trend·set·ter ˈtren(d)-ˌse-tər

variants or less commonly trend-setter

plural trendsetters also trend-setters

Synonyms of trendsetter next

: 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

The county has become a trendsetter in other types of environmental legislation …—

Chemical & Engineering News

Examples of trendsetter in a Sentence

a closely watched trendsetter in women's fashions

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The 43-year-old, a fashion trendsetter in the U.K., is admired for her elegant style. —

Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025 There’s nothing like a personalized Kelly to cement one’s status as a trendsetter (the bags, which are named after Grace Kelly, can resell up to tens — if not hundreds — of thousands of dollars depending on the design and rareness), and Kaling’s bold sense of style is very present in her household. —

Michelle Lee, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025 There are, however, a handful of trendsetters who can exist in both worlds. —

Christian Allaire, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2025 The singer was also a trendsetter regarding fashion, which the new collector doll displays. —

Essence, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for trendsetter