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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a leading instance in its field;
- Example: "the new policy will be a pacesetter in community relations"
[syn: pacesetter, pacemaker]

2. a horse used to set the pace in racing;
[syn: pacer, pacemaker, pacesetter]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

pacesetter \pacesetter\ n. A horse used to set the pace in racing. Syn: pacer, pacemaker. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

pacesetter n 1: a leading instance in its field; "the new policy will be a pacesetter in community relations" [syn: pacesetter, pacemaker] 2: a horse used to set the pace in racing [syn: pacer, pacemaker, pacesetter]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

24 Moby Thesaurus words for "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