trendsetting

English

Etymology

From trend +‎ setting.

Adjective

trendsetting (comparative more trendsetting, superlative most trendsetting)

1. Taking a leading role in setting trends, particularly in business or the arts
   • 2007 June 24, Dan Shaw, “An Ancient Studio for an Even Older Craft”, in New York Times‎:

     By 1989, she was selling to Zona, the trendsetting home-furnishings boutique in SoHo, where customers used to wait in line to get inside on holiday weekends.

Derived terms

• trendsetting rate

Related terms

• trendsetter