PACESETTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pacesetter mean? 

• PACESETTER (noun)
  The noun PACESETTER has 2 senses:

1. a leading instance in its field

2. a horse used to set the pace in racing

  Familiarity information: PACESETTER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PACESETTER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A leading instance in its field

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

pacemaker; pacesetter

Context example:

the new policy will be a pacesetter in community relations

Hypernyms ("pacesetter" is a kind of...):

example; exemplar; good example; model (something to be imitated)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A horse used to set the pace in racing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

pacemaker; pacer; pacesetter

Hypernyms ("pacesetter" is a kind of...):

bangtail; race horse; racehorse (a horse bred for racing)

 Context examples 

The distinction between the two records is the use of male pacesetters.

(Kenya's Brigid Kosgei sets new world record at Chicago Marathon, Wikinews)