trailblazing

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From trail +‎ blazing.

Adjective

trailblazing (comparative more trailblazing, superlative most trailblazing)

  1. Resembling a trailblazer; innovative or pioneering.
    • 2011, Patrick Spedding, James Lambert, “Fanny Hill, Lord Fanny, and the Myth of Metonymy”, in Studies in Philology, volume 108, number 1, page 120:
      One can only wonder what led Rothstein to claim that Neville was such a trail-blazing pornographer.
    • 2014 October 25, Jeff Gordinier, “In search of the perfect taco”, in T: The New York Times Style Magazine (international edition)‎[1], archived from the original on 23 July 2025, page 100:
      The trailblazing Oaxacan chef Alejandro Ruiz […] has spiked this black-bean sauce with a hidden depth charge of flavor: patches of foliage from a local avocado tree. The leaves electrify the sauce with an unexpected thrum of black licorice.
    • 2025 July 26, Chris Lau and Joyce Jiang, “Joking about her abusive husband launched this Chinese comedian to stardom. The authorities aren’t laughing”, in CNN‎[2]:
      Traditional social codes can sometimes prove as strict as any government diktat. Late last year, Chinese e-commerce giant JD faced a boycott by customers infuriated by its casting of trailblazing woman comedian Yang Li in a promotional live stream.

Translations

Verb

trailblazing

  1. present participle and gerund of trailblaze
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