tastemaker
noun
taste·mak·er
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Definition of tastemaker
: one who sets the standards of what is currently popular or fashionable
Examples of tastemaker in a Sentence
She is one of the most powerful tastemakers in the fashion world.
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Parsons is also a wiz at structure — tastemaker Gordon Lish is thanked in the back pages — with stories that go long and deep, narratives braided, balanced by a few pieces that are only a few paragraphs of tightly coiled howl. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: In ‘Black Light: Stories,’ Kimberly King Parsons serves up a big and wild Texas," 16 Aug. 2019 Oatly What oats needed were ambassadors, tastemakers who could convince consumers that actually, oat milk was what was missing from their lives. — Rachel Sugar, Vox, "Oatly and the quest for the perfect alt-milk," 14 Aug. 2019 The French farmhouse was the site of many a lively dinner party connecting artists with writers, politicians and tastemakers. — Lauren Beale, latimes.com, "An art booster’s aerie lists in Hollywood Hills West at $2.348 million," 10 June 2019 The Obamas are undoubtedly tastemakers — Barack’s annual list of favorite books, movies, and music combined with Michelle’s bestselling memoir, Becoming certainly make that clear. — Tess Garcia, Teen Vogue, "Barack and Michelle Obama to Produce Podcasts With Spotify," 8 June 2019 If only our politicos and tastemakers were made of such resilient stuff! — Adrian Bonenberger, The New Republic, "The Sum of All Beards," 4 June 2019 In another photo, posted after the Nicki gift reveal, Kim shares North's superlative makeup taste: the six-year-old tastemaker gravitated towards one of her mom's Pat McGrath lipsticks, in possibly the perfect shade of purple (any spares, Kim? — Emily Dixon, Marie Claire, "Nicki Minaj Gave North West the Cutest Gift When She Was Born, Kim Kardashian Revealed," 16 July 2019 In recent years, the issues have also become platforms for tastemakers to make powerful social statements. — Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, "Duchess Meghan guest edits British Vogue's September issue, interviews Michelle Obama," 15 July 2019 Much of La Côte d’Azur, technically part of Provence but considered its own world, had become overbuilt, so Parisian tastemakers began looking inland, zeroing in on the then-sleepy villages of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Gordes and Ménerbes. — Alexander Lobrano, WSJ, "The New Provence: From Quaint to Uber-Chic," 11 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tastemaker.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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tastemaker
noun
English Language Learners Definition of tastemaker
: a person whose judgments about what is good, fashionable, etc., are accepted and followed by many other people
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