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pathfinder:
(plural: ‘pathfinders‘; pronunciation: ‘path…finder’ — for the right pronunciation, please click here)
pathfinders/scouts
a person or a small group that goes before (in advance) of the main group to a new, often dangerous, place to find the best or the easiest way for the other to follow;
a scout; a guide;
a paratrooper/s (or an aircraft) that goes first to an unknown area to mark a safe dropping zone for the other paratroopers to drop/land safely from the aircraft,
a pathfinder (in blue) of an organisation
e.g.
The main team of scientists waited at the base camp for the pathfinder to find a convenient route to the centre of the jungle.
The pathfinders of the enemy army were spotted by our soldiers and were captured as prisoners-of-war.
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