capdavanter

Catalan

Etymology

From capdavant +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [ˌkab.də.βənˈte]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˌkab.də.vənˈte]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˌkab.da.vanˈteɾ]

Adjective

capdavanter (feminine capdavantera, masculine plural capdavanters, feminine plural capdavanteres)

Noun

capdavanter m (plural capdavanters, feminine capdavantera)

member of the avant-garde
pioneer, maverick, trailblazer, leader

Further reading

“capdavanter” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“capdavanter”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“capdavanter” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“capdavanter” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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