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pace·set·ter /ˈpeɪs-setə $ -ər/ (also pacemaker) noun [countableC] 1 DSa person or team that is winning in a competition, and that others have to try to defeat 〔比赛中的〕领先者,领先队伍 That left him three strokes behind the pacesetter, Parry. 那样一来,他落后领先者帕里三杆。
2 EXAMPLEa person or company that is considered to be a leader in a particular area of activity 领头羊,先驱 a new company, now seen as the industry’s pacesetter 一家现在被视为该行业领头羊的新公司
3. pacemaker(2) 领跑人;领跑的马
pacesetter• To date, the banks have been among the pacesetters in western capital's Drang nach dem Osten.• The pacesetter on Friday was Schumacher's teammate Rubens Barrichello, who clocked a lap record of one minute 28.965 seconds.
From Longman Business Dictionary
pacesetterpace·set·ter /ˈpeɪsˌsetə-ər/ noun [countableC] a company that is more successful than its competitors because it develops new products, methods etc before they dothe pacesetter for the airline industry