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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a closely watched trendsetter in women's fashions
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Tina Blake, True Religion’s SVP design and brand image said that having trendsetters like Chalamet wearing True Religion means the brand is doing something right.
—Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
Her transformation also points to what is looking like one of the biggest hair trends to come up in 2026 (and as well all know, Bieber is the ultimate trendsetter).
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
Ever the trendsetter, Zoë Kravitz was an early adopter of the look, spotted in an especially baggy silhouette last April; Kate Hudson, on the other hand, is one of the latest stars to cosign the brown denim trend, wearing it last month in an Instagram reel.
—Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 25 Nov. 2025
Just elusive, eclectic and enigmatic action, comedy, sci-fi, horror and thriller films and series from the vanguard of new wave of indie trendsetters and rule breakers.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
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Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
Her transformation also points to what is looking like one of the biggest hair trends to come up in 2026 (and as well all know, Bieber is the ultimate trendsetter).
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
Ever the trendsetter, Zoë Kravitz was an early adopter of the look, spotted in an especially baggy silhouette last April; Kate Hudson, on the other hand, is one of the latest stars to cosign the brown denim trend, wearing it last month in an Instagram reel.
—Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 25 Nov. 2025
Just elusive, eclectic and enigmatic action, comedy, sci-fi, horror and thriller films and series from the vanguard of new wave of indie trendsetters and rule breakers.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for trendsetter
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“Trendsetter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trendsetter. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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