Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that discovers a new course or way, especially through or into unexplored regions.
- noun One of a group of paratroopers who land ahead of a main force in order to mark the drop zone.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who discovers a path or way; an explorer; a pioneer.
- noun In surgery, a very slender whalebone sound which is insinuated through a tortuous and strictured urethra, a larger sound being then passed over or alongside it.
- noun In botany, same as
honey-guide , 2. - noun Same as
gay cat .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who discovers a way or path; one who explores untraversed regions.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who discovers a way or path; one who explores
untraversed regions.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who can find paths through unexplored territory
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Examples
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A pathfinder is my mistress, one hard to keep and unbridled
Songs of Deliverance 1917
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(The jackal, or 'pathfinder' -- whose tracks sometimes lead to the remains of a food-animal slain by a lion, and many birds and insects, have a value of this kind.) "The use of animal totems for purposes of augury is, in all likelihood, of great antiquity.
Pagan and Christian creeds: their origin and meaning Edward Carpenter 1886
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This takes to 141 the number of such "pathfinder" groups who provide healthcare to 28.6 million people in England, which is just over half the population.
David Cameron to sell NHS reforms with glowing tribute to doctors and GPs 2011
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In a speech , David Cameron will attempt to fight a growing backlash against the NHS's biggest reforms since 1948 by announcing that 141 groups of GP practices in the UK, caring for half of the population of England, have signed up to a "pathfinder" pilot scheme.
NHS bans on operations gamble with patients' health, senior surgeon warns 2011
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Lansley claimed his policy was already having an effect with more than 28 million patients covered by "pathfinder" pilot consortiums.
Andrew Lansley unveils health bill as chorus of concern grows 2011
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Cameron's decision to hail the success of a "pathfinder" pilot scheme to hand commissioning powers to GP consortia will come as a relief to Andrew Lansley, the health secretary, who has faced intense criticism from within and outside government over his plans to abolish primary care trusts.
David Cameron to sell NHS reforms with glowing tribute to doctors and GPs 2011
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But smaller subgroups may, and often do, form to push forward "pathfinder" initiatives.
Karan Bhatia: Recommitting to APEC Karan Bhatia 2010
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But smaller subgroups may, and often do, form to push forward "pathfinder" initiatives.
Karan Bhatia: Recommitting to APEC Karan Bhatia 2010
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These might, but might not, correspond with the first, "pathfinder", GP commissioning consortia.
Councils are being given real NHS powers David Brindle 2010
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But smaller subgroups may, and often do, form to push forward "pathfinder" initiatives.
Karan Bhatia: Recommitting to APEC Karan Bhatia 2010
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