pacesetter

pace·set·ter

noun \ˈpās-ˌse-tər\

Definition of PACESETTER

: pacemaker 1

— pace·set·ting \-tiŋ\ adjective

Examples of PACESETTER

1. <a company that has been a pacesetter in its field for offering health care benefits to employees>

First Known Use of PACESETTER

1895

Related to PACESETTER

Synonyms: leader, pacemaker, pacer, bellwether, trendsetter

Antonyms: follower, imitator

Related Words: foregoer, forerunner, harbinger, herald, precursor; groundbreaker, innovator, pioneer

Near Antonyms: Johnny-come-lately, me-tooer

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Rhymes with PACESETTER

abettor, air letter, bed wetter, begetter, black letter, block letter, bonesetter, chain letter, day letter, dead letter, enfetter, fan letter, forgetter, four-letter, gillnetter, go-getter, jet-setter, Ledbetter, newsletter, night letter, pinsetter, red-letter, regretter, trendsetter, typesetter, unfetter, upsetter, vignetter