pathfinder
[ path-fahyn-der, pahth‐ ]
/ ˈpæθˌfaɪn dər, ˈpɑθ‐ /
noun
a person who finds or makes a path, way, route, etc., especially through a previously unexplored or untraveled wilderness.
an airplane, or a person dropped from a plane, sent into a target area to illuminate the area for succeeding aircraft.
a radar beacon beamed into a target area to provide guidance for missiles seeking the target.
(initial capital letter)
an unmanned spacecraft that landed on Mars on July 4, 1997, to obtain climatic and geologic data.
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Pathfinder, The
noun
a historical novel (1840) by James Fenimore Cooper.
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Leather-Stocking Tales.
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British Dictionary definitions for pathfinder
pathfinder
/ (ˈpɑːθˌfaɪndə) /
noun
a person who makes or finds a way, esp through unexplored areas or fields of knowledge
an aircraft or parachutist who indicates a target area by dropping flares, etc
a radar device used for navigation or homing onto a target
Derived forms of pathfinder
pathfinding, nounMedical definitions for pathfinder
pathfinder
[ păth′fīn′dər ]
n.
A filiform bougie for introduction through a narrow stricture as a guide for the passage of a larger instrument.