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Definition of tastemaker
: one who sets the standards of what is currently popular or fashionable
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Examples of tastemaker in a Sentence
She is one of the most powerful tastemakers in the fashion world.
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Fredette and his fellow tastemakers begin by drawing up a list of 200 potential offerings, which are culled and refined until typically only three to five remain.
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It could be said that upscale Lake Oswego owes it reputation to tastemakers like Sundeleaf.
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But in genres like hip-hop, the most powerful tastemaker is no longer the program director at a big station; instead, labels now focus on courting playlist curators at streaming services, and many stations have taken to following their lead.
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These writers dwell upon a few prominent institutions, such as the Met, and for good reason, given these institutions’ high visibility and tastemaker status.
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Ellsworth Woodward was one of the city's premier tastemakers.
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Given Apple’s role as tastemaker extraordinaire, how Cook decides to move forward with any one of these projects will shape the future of the consumer technology landscape.
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The 100 Most Powerful Executives list that presented the élite dealmakers, influencers, and tastemakers in the music business.
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The town is rife with artists and writers (the late tastemaker Oscar de la Renta even kept a country home in Kent for 30-some years).
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First Known Use of tastemaker
1954
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Definition of tastemaker for English Language Learners
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: a person whose judgments about what is good, fashionable, etc., are accepted and followed by many other people
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