| Main Entry: | explorer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | trailblazer |
Synonyms: |
adventurer, experimenter, inquisitive person, pathfinder, pilgrim, pioneer, searcher, seeker, traveler |
| Main Entry: | guide |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something that or someone who leads |
Synonyms: |
adviser, attendant, captain, chaperon, cicerone, conductor, controller, convoy, counselor, criterion, design, director, docent, escort, example, exemplar, exhibitor, genie, genius, guiding spirit, guru, ideal, inspiration, lead, leader, lodestar, mentor, model, monitor, paradigm, pathfinder, pattern, pilot, pioneer, rudder, scout, standard, superintendent, teacher, usher, vanguard |
| Main Entry: | mover and shaker |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who makes things happen |
Synonyms: |
VIP, achiever, affluential, catalyst, doer, enterprising person, entrepreneur, generator, go-getter, go-getter, heavy hitter, heavyweight, leader, lightning rod, man of influence, mover, palpable presence, pathfinder, player, player*, presence, producer, spark plug, spark plug, trailblazer, upstart, wheeler and dealer, wheeler and dealer, whip |
| Main Entry: | pioneer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who finds a new place, founds something |
Synonyms: |
colonist, colonizer, developer, explorer, founder, frontier settler, guide, homesteader, immigrant, innovator, leader, pathfinder, pilgrim, scout, settler, squatter, trailblazer |
| Main Entry: | vagabond |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who leads an unsettled life; traveler |
Synonyms: |
explorer, gypsy, haji, pathfinder, pilgrim, pioneer, rambler, rover, tourist, trailblazer, trekker, wanderer, wayfarer |
| Notes: | a vagabond refers to a person who leads a carefree, roaming existence; a vagrant ekes out a living by begging and is often considered a nuisance |
Antonyms: |
inhabitant |
| Main Entry: | point man |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | someone in forefront |
Synonyms: |
explorer, guide, leader, pathfinder, player, playmaker, point, scout, trailblazer, trailbreaker |
| Main Entry: | rising star |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | comer |
Synonyms: |
VIP, achiever, affluential, catalyst, doer, dynamo, enterprising person, entrepreneur, generator, go-getter, heavy hitter, heavyweight, leader, lightning rod, man of influence, mover, palpable presence, pathfinder, player*, presence, producer, spark plug, trailblazer, up-and-comer, upstart, wheeler and dealer, whip |
| Main Entry: | up-and-comer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | comer |
Synonyms: |
VIP, achiever, affluential, catalyst, doer, dynamo, enterprising person, entrepreneur, generator, go-getter, heavy hitter, heavyweight, leader, lightning rod, man of influence, mover, palpable presence, pathfinder, player*, presence, producer, rising star, spark plug, trailblazer, upstart, wheeler and dealer, whip |