waymaker

English

Etymology

way +‎ maker

Noun

waymaker (plural waymakers)

1. One who makes a way; a precursor; pioneer; pathfinder.

   Synonym: trailblazer

   • a. 1626, Francis Bacon, Expostulation to Lord Coke:

     Christ never comes before his waymaker

Related terms

• waymaking

References

• “waymaker”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.