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pacesetter
noun pace·set·ter \ˈpās-ˌse-tər\
: a person who runs ahead of the other runners in a race in order to set a pace
Full Definition of PACESETTER
: pacemaker 1
— pace·set·ting \-tiŋ\ adjective
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First Known Use of PACESETTER
1895
Related to PACESETTER
- Synonyms
- leader, pacemaker, pacer, bellwether, trendsetter
Rhymes with PACESETTER
abettor, air letter, bed wetter, begetter, black letter, block letter, bonesetter, chain letter, day letter, dead letter, enfetter, fan letter, forgetter, four-letter, gillnetter, go-getter, jet-setter, Ledbetter, newsletter, night letter, pinsetter, red-letter, regretter, trendsetter, typesetter, unfetter, upsetter, vignetter
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