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trackmaker

trackmaker noun: an organism that leaves tracks as it moves, especially one whose tracks can be found in fossils.

Noun

trackmaker (plural trackmakers)

  1. An organism that leaves tracks as it moves, especially one whose tracks can be found in fossils.
  2. One who makes a track or path for others; a trailblazer.
    • Joseph B. Thoburn was the pioneer historian and archaeologist of Oklahoma, a "trackmaker" who had a tremendous impact on his adopted state. His interests and fields of activity were many and diverse, […]1980, Paul F. Lambert, Joseph B. Thoburn, Pioneer Historian and Archaeologist

Forms of trackmaker

pluraltrackmakers

Origin of trackmaker

From track + maker.

Questions about trackmaker

What does trackmaker mean?
Trackmaker means an organism that leaves tracks as it moves, especially one whose tracks can be found in fossils.
What part of speech is trackmaker?
Trackmaker is a noun.
What is the plural of trackmaker?
The plural of trackmaker is trackmakers.

Words near trackmaker in the dictionary

  1. trackloader
  2. trackloaders
  3. trackloading
  4. tracklog
  5. tracklogs
  6. trackmaker
  7. trackmakers
  8. trackman
  9. trackmanship
  10. trackmaster
  11. trackmasters

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