different between untraversed vs pathfinder

English

Etymology

un- +? traversed

Adjective

untraversed (not comparable)

1. That has not been traversed; unexplored.
   • 1798, George Vancouver, A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, London: G.G. and J. Robinson, Volume I, Chapter II, p. 44, entry for 21 October, 1791,^[1]

     I was therefore compelled to relinquish, with great reluctance, the favorite project of further examining the coast of this unknown though interesting country; and, directing our route over an hitherto untraversed part of these seas, we proceeded without further delay towards the pacific ocean.

   • 1933, Robert Byron, First Russia, Then Tibet, Part II, Chapter 8,^[2]

     In front of us the untraversed plain shone white as a new-laid tablecloth and dazzling even through a pair of smelter’s glasses.

Anagrams

• adventurers

English

Etymology

path +? finder

Noun

pathfinder (plural pathfinders)

1. One who discovers a way or path; one who explores untraversed regions.
   • J. Burroughs

     The cow is the true pathfinder and pathmaker.

2. One who first does something; a pioneer.

Derived terms

• pathfinder prospectus

Translations

See also

• pathmaker
• trailblazer