DCHP-2
trail-maker DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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1 n.
one who leads the way into new fields; pathfinder.
See also: trailblazer (def. 3)
- 1921 Ragged, poor, roofless, grubstaked by "pardner" or outfitter on a basis of half profit, the prospector stands as the eternal type of the trail-maker for finance.
2 n.
a man knowledgeable about life on the trail in wild country.
See also: trailman
- 1929 (1930) Billy, though an unexcelled trail maker in an unsettled wilderness, had the not uncommon peculiarity among pioneers of becoming confused in a network of roads.
3 n.
a person who cuts or breaks a trail through the bush.
See also: trail-cutter
- 1965 . . . the trailmakers have been greeted with a surprising degree of co-operation from the landowners . . . whose permission had to be obtained for routing the trail across their land.
- 1921 Ragged, poor, roofless, grubstaked by "pardner" or outfitter on a basis of half profit, the prospector stands as the eternal type of the trail-maker for finance.