英和和英

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈpɑːθfaɪndə/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈpæθˌfaɪndəɹ/
• ハイフネーション: path‧find‧er

名詞

pathfinder (plural pathfinders)

1. One who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region.

   Synonyms: pathmaker, trailblazer

   • 1910, John Burroughs, “Phases of Farm Life”, in In the Catskills, page 67:

     The cow is the true pathfinder and pathmaker.

   • 1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 42:

     Sorry and frightened, this man was their pathfinder across fields.

   • 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Role of a Pathfinder Codex entry:

     Pathfinders are trained to improve the viability of potential planets, initiate first contact with unknown species, find suitable outpost sites, and handle any external threats before the first colonist touches soil. The presence of a Pathfinder is a reassurance that a planet can be settled safely and with a high expectation of success.

2. (figurative) One who is the first to do something in a particular field; an innovator, a pioneer.

   Synonym: trailblazer

3. (botany) Synonym of honey guide.
4. (finance) Ellipsis of pathfinder prospectus.

派生語

派生した語

• → German: Pfadfinder (calque)