pathfinder
noun
- one who finds the path
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈpɑːθfaɪndə/ / /ˈpæθˌfaɪndəɹ/
noun
Etymology: From path + finder.
- One who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region.
“The cow is the true pathfinder and pathmaker.”
“Sorry and frightened, this man was their pathfinder across fields.”
- One who is the first to do something in a particular field; an innovator, a pioneer.
- Synonym of honey guide.
- Ellipsis of pathfinder prospectus.