trailblazes
Opens new paths
Trailblazes is the verb form of trailblaze—to mark a path through wilderness, or figuratively, to pioneer something new.
Someone who trailblazes opens the way for others to follow: She trailblazes in renewable energy research.
The word derives from the practice of cutting marks (blazes) into trees to indicate a route.
Creates novel solutions
- pathfinderOne who discovers routes
- groundbreakerInnovator, first to act
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- first-moverInitial market participant
vanguard · forerunner · visionary · disruptor · originator · trendsetter · maverick · revolutionary
Cutting through dense vegetation
- markingIndicating with symbols
- blazesIntense, spreading fires
- backcountrySparsely populated wilderness areas
- hatchetSmall one-handed chopper
cairns · navigation · orienteering · wilderness · undergrowth · machete · trackless · expedition
innovates
Creates novel solutions
- pathfinderOne who discovers routes
- groundbreakerInnovator, first to act
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
first-mover · vanguard · forerunner · visionary · disruptor · originator · trendsetter · maverick · revolutionary · uncharted
bushwhacking
Cutting through dense vegetation
- markingIndicating with symbols
- blazesIntense, spreading fires
- backcountrySparsely populated wilderness areas
hatchet · cairns · navigation · orienteering · wilderness · undergrowth · machete · trackless · expedition · frontiersman
trailblazesfollows
Comes after another
imitates · copies · trails behind · follows the crowd · conforms
- trailblazing womenWomen forging new paths
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