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pathmaker

pathmaker noun: one who, or that which, makes a way or path.

Noun

pathmaker (plural pathmakers)

  1. One who, or that which, makes a way or path.
    • The cow is the true pathfinder and pathmaker.1910, John Burroughs, “Phases of Farm Life”, in In the Catskills, page 67

Forms of pathmaker

pluralpathmakers

Origin of pathmaker

From path + maker.

Questions about pathmaker

What does pathmaker mean?
Pathmaker means one who, or that which, makes a way or path.
What part of speech is pathmaker?
Pathmaker is a noun.
What is the plural of pathmaker?
The plural of pathmaker is pathmakers.

Words near pathmaker in the dictionary

  1. pathlike
  2. pathline
  3. pathlines
  4. pathloss
  5. pathlosses
  6. pathmaker
  7. pathmakers
  8. pathmaster
  9. pathmasters
  10. pathname
  11. pathnames

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