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ˈpace-ˌsetter
[pace n.1]
One who sets the pace, trend, or fashion. (Chiefly fig.)
1895Westm. Gaz. 25 Nov. 2/2 With Mr. Redmond as pace-setter, there will, we may be sure, be a lively competition between him, Mr. Dillon, and Mr. Healy. 1946Sun (Baltimore) 2 Aug. 14/1 Perlina, the early pacesetter, was second about two lengths in front of..White Ford. 1958Listener 23 Oct. 653/3 The new middle-class society and the new pace⁓setters within it. 1961Times 8 May 16/4 Music is limited to punctuation,..or the role of pace-setter for words and action. 1969Times 22 Oct. (Ghana Suppl.) p. i/2 Ghana was the pacesetter for modern Africa when it became the first sub-Saharan black country to move from colonial status to independence. 1970Globe & Mail (Toronto) 25 Sept. 31/7 Keith Alexander of Calgary continued to be the Canadian pacesetter, firing a 71 yesterday for a two-round total of 143. 1973A. E. Wilkerson Rights of Children 307 The White House Conferences on Children have served since 1909 as pacesetters in child welfare. 1975N.Y. Times 16 Oct. 43/7 ‘For all the city's problems, New York has been and will continue to be the pace-setter for a high quality of urban life in this country,’ the developer said in an interview. |