先せん駆く者しゃ

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Meanings

Refers to a person who is among the first to explore, develop, or advocate something new. Often used in formal or historical contexts.

彼かれはインターネット技ぎ術じゅつの先せん駆く者しゃとして知しられている。
He is known as a pioneer of internet technology.
その作さっ家かは日本にほん文ぶん学がくにおけるモダニズムの先せん駆く者しゃだった。
That writer was a forerunner of modernism in Japanese literature.

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Kanji

先before, ahead, previous
駆drive, run, gallop
者someone, person

Related words· 8

先さき駆がけ
先駆者 is a formal noun for a historical pioneer, while 先駆け can also be used as a light, dynamic する-verb for being the first to do something.
草くさ分わけ
先駆者 is a formal, abstract word for a forerunner, while 草分け keeps an earthier image of someone who literally cleared the way.
前ぜん衛えい
前衛 emphasizes leading a group or movement from the front, while 先駆者 emphasizes being the very first person to do something, without implying a group.
旗き手しゅ
旗手 pictures someone visibly leading a movement like a banner-carrier, while 先駆者 simply means the first person to do something in a field, with no image of leadership on display.

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開かい拓たく者しゃ
先駆者 emphasizes being the very first to introduce ideas or trends, while 開拓者 emphasizes physically or figuratively opening up new territory or a field.
パイオニア
先駆者 is the native Japanese word for a pioneer and fits formal or historical contexts, while パイオニア is a loanword often used for modern business, science, or technology pioneers.
先せん人じん
先駆者 emphasizes being the first to open a new field or path, while 先人 more generally honors anyone from an earlier generation whose example is respected.
第だい一いち人にん者しゃ
先駆者 means a pioneer who was first to do something, while 第一人者 means the person currently at the top of a field.

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先せん駆く+者しゃ

Etymology

Compound of 先 (saki, 'ahead') + 駆 (ku, 'to run') + 者 (sha, 'person'). The kanji literally mean 'person who runs ahead', fitting the meaning of a pioneer or forerunner.