pathfinder
Syllables: path·find·er/ˈpɑːθfaɪndə/US/ˈpæθˌfaɪndəɹ/
pathfinder noun: one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region. Also the ellipsis of pathfinder prospectus.
Noun
pathfinder (plural pathfinders)
- One who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region.
- The cow is the true pathfinder and pathmaker.1910, John Burroughs, “Phases of Farm Life”, in In the Catskills, page 67
- Sorry and frightened, this man was their pathfinder across fields.1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 42
- Synonyms:
- pathmaker, trailblazer
- One who is the first to do something in a particular field; an innovator, a pioneer.
- Synonyms:
- trailblazer
- Synonym of honey guide.
- Synonyms:
- honey guide
Also used as
pathfinder is also the ellipsis of pathfinder prospectus.
pathfinder meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
pathfinder in Hindi
- one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region
- मार्गदर्शक mārgadarśak
pathfinder in Tamil
- பாதைக் கண்டுபிடிப்பாளர், பாதை கண்டுபிடிப்பாளர்
pathfinder in Marathi
- मार्ग शोधक, पथ शोधक, पथशोधक
pathfinder in Urdu
- پاتھ فائنڈر
More languagesFewer languages
- pathfinder in Bengali
- পথ অনুসন্ধানকারী
- pathfinder in Kannada
- ಮಾರ್ಗ ಶೋಧಕ, ಪಥ ಶೋಧಕ, ಮಾರ್ಗಶೋಧಕ
- pathfinder in Punjabi
- ਮਾਰਗ ਖੋਜੀ, ਮਾਰਗ ਖੋਜਕਰਤਾ, ਮਾਰਗ-ਖੋਜਕਰਤਾ
- pathfinder in Gujarati
- પાથફાઇન્ડર, પથ શોધક
- pathfinder in Odia
- ପଥ ସନ୍ଧାନକାରୀ, ପଥ-ସନ୍ଧାନକାରୀ, ପଥ ଅନୁସନ୍ଧାନକାରୀ
- pathfinder in Nepali
- पाथफाइन्डर, पथ खोजकर्ता, पथ खोजीकर्ता
- pathfinder in Persian
- پیشاهنگ pišâhang
Synonyms of pathfinder
Forms of pathfinder
| plural | pathfinders |
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Origin of pathfinder
From path + finder.
Words formed from pathfinder
Phrases with pathfinder
Questions about pathfinder
- What does pathfinder mean?
- Pathfinder means one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region.
- What is pathfinder in Hindi?
- Pathfinder in Hindi is मार्गदर्शक (mārgadarśak). See Pathfinder meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is pathfinder?
- Pathfinder is a noun.
- How do you pronounce pathfinder?
- Pathfinder is pronounced /ˈpɑːθfaɪndə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of pathfinder?
- The plural of pathfinder is pathfinders.
Words near pathfinder in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: pathfinder (page history and authors); pathfinder (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pathfinder (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pathfinder (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pathfinder (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pathfinder (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pathfinder (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pathfinder (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pathfinder (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pathfinder (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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