pathfinder 的詞源

"發現一條路的人，探險家或先驅者"，1839年（庫珀），源自 path + finder。

"Pathfinder!"

"So they call me, young woman, and many a great lord has got a title that he did not half so well merit; though, if truth be said, I rather pride myself in finding my way where there is no path, than in finding it where there is. But the regular troops are by no means particular, and half the time they don't know the difference between a trail and a path, though one is a matter for the eye, while the other is little more than scent."

[Cooper, "The Pathfinder"]

"探路者！"

"年輕女士，他們這樣叫我，許多偉大的領主得到了他們沒有完全配得上的頭銜； 雖然，如果說實話，我更自豪於在沒有路的地方找到路，而不是在有路的地方找到路。但是常規部隊並不特別挑剔，而且有一半的時間他們不知道小徑和路徑之間的區別，儘管一個是眼睛的事情，而另一個幾乎只是氣味。"

[庫珀，《探路者》]