cutting edge

Fig. the most forward part of a trend; the leading part of a trend. (Alludes to the edge of a sword. See also on the cutting edge. See also on the bleeding edge.) Fred's invention put him on the cutting edge of the computer chip business.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lysimachus	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Ognen	-	Macedonian
Astor	['æstə]
Magda	MAHK-dah (German), MAHKH-dah (Dutch), MAHG-dah (Polish)	German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech, Polish, Croatian, Romanian, Portuguese
Meinhard	MIEN-hahrt	German
Yishma'el	-	Biblical Hebrew