pacesetter

noun

pace·​set·​ter ˈpās-ˌse-tər 

: pacemaker sense 1

pacesetting

ˈpās-ˌse-tiŋ 

adjective

Synonyms

• bellwether
• leader
• pacemaker
• pacer
• trendsetter

Examples of pacesetter in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Rowen seeks to be a pacesetter in shifting how communities are designed, built, and managed in the face of changing climate, extreme weather, and global real estate risk mitigation for key industries. Follow me on Twitter. —Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025

The study posits that the best chance for Kipyegon to break four minutes would be via drafting, or the use of pacesetters to help reduce wind resistance, with one pacesetter in front of her and another in back for the first half of the race. —Jeré Longman, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025

So, the best advice for the non-pacesetters is to follow best practices. —Julia Dhar, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025

The McLaren pair dominated the latter stages of qualifying to outdo the early pacesetter, Max Verstappen. —Thomas Schlachter, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pacesetter

• carburetter
• carburettor
• abettor
• newsletter
• typesetter
• better
• bettor
• debtor
• fetter
• getter
• letter
• netter