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pacesetter
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun pacesetter has 2 senses
- pacesetter(n = noun.cognition) pacemaker - a leading instance in its field; "the new policy will be a pacesetter in community relations" is a kind of example, exemplar, good example, model
- pacesetter(n = noun.animal) pacemaker, pacer - a horse used to set the pace in racing; Array is a kind of bangtail, race horse, racehorse
THESAURUS
pacesetter
Mahdi, bell cow, bell mare, bellwether, born leader, charismatic leader, choirmaster, choragus, conductor, coryphaeus, duce, file leader, forerunner, fugleman, inspired leader, leader, leader of men, messiah, pacemaker, precentor, ringleader, standard-bearer, symphonic conductor, torchbearer
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