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 The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 November 2022:
      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