Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PATHFINDER

PATHFINDER Path "find `er, n.

 

Defn: One who discovers a way or path; one who explores untraversed regions. The cow is the true pathfinder and pathmaker. J. Burroughs.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Pathfinder

Path find er |ˈpaTHˌfīndər ˈpæθfaɪndər |(in full Mars Pathfinder ) an unmanned American spacecraft that landed on Mars in 1997, deploying a small robotic rover ( Sojourner ) to explore the surface and examine the rocks.

 

pathfinder

path find er |ˈpaTHˌfīndər ˈpæθˌfaɪndər | ▶noun a person who goes ahead and discovers or shows others a path or way. • an aircraft or its pilot sent ahead to locate and mark the target area for bombing. • [ usu. as modifier ] an experimental plan or forecast: a pathfinder prospectus.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Pathfinder

Pathfinder |ˈpɑːθfʌɪndə (r ) |(in full Mars Pathfinder ) an unmanned American spacecraft which landed on Mars in 1997, deploying a small robotic rover (Sojourner ) to explore the surface and examine the rocks.

 

pathfinder

path |find ¦er |ˈpɑːθfʌɪndə | ▶noun a person who goes ahead and discovers or shows others a path or way. • an aircraft sent ahead to locate and mark the target area for bombing. • [ usu. as modifier ] an experimental plan or forecast: a pathfinder prospectus.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

pathfinder

pathfinder noun women in the armed services were frequently cast as pathfinders: pioneer, groundbreaker, trailblazer, trendsetter, leader, torchbearer, pacemaker.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

pathfinder

pathfinder noun she sees herself as a pathfinder for her daughter's generation: pioneer, trailblazer, groundbreaker, experimenter, trendsetter, front runner, leader, leading light, guiding light, torch-bearer, pacemaker, originator, instigator, initiator, innovator, avant-gardist, developer, creator, discoverer, founder, founding father, architect.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

pathfinder

p á th f ì nder 名詞 C ｟主に米 ｠1 (未開地の )開拓者 .2 草分け, パイオニア (trailblazer ).