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   pioneer

   /ˌpʌɪəˈnɪə/

   noun

   • 1. a person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area. Similar settlercolonistcolonizerfrontiersman/frontierswomanexplorertrailblazerdiscoverer
   • ▪ a person who is among the first to research and develop a new area of knowledge or activity: "a famous pioneer of birth control" Similar developerinnovatorgroundbreakertrailblazerpathfinderfront runnerfounderfounding fatherarchitectexperimenterinstigatoravant-gardistcreatoravant-gardespearheadformal:neoteric
   • ▪ (in the former Soviet Union and other communist countries) a member of a children's movement that aimed to foster communist ideals.
   • ▪ a member of an infantry group preparing roads or terrain for the main body of troops.
   • ▪ (in Ireland) a member of the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association, a Catholic temperance society.

   verb

   • 1. develop or be the first to use or apply (a new method, area of knowledge, or activity): "the technique was pioneered by a Swiss doctor in the 1930s"
   • ▪ open up (a road or terrain) as a pioneer.

   Word Origin early 16th century (as a military term denoting a member of the infantry): from French pionnier ‘foot soldier, pioneer’, Old French paonier, from paon, from Latin pedo, pedon- (see pawn1).

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   PIONEER definition: 1. a person who is one of the first people to do something: 2. a person who goes to an area and…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of PIONEER is a member of a military unit usually of construction engineers. How to use pioneer in a sentence.

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   a person who is one of the first people to do something: one of the pioneers of modern science. a pioneer heart surgeon. a person who goes to an area and builds a house, begins a farm, etc.: The pioneers went west across North America, cutting down forests and planting new crops. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

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   Pioneer definition: a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.. See examples of PIONEER used in a sentence.

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   Someone who pioneers a new activity, invention, or process is one of the first people to do it. ...Professor Alec Jeffreys, who invented and pioneered DNA tests. [VERB noun] Marine biologists have pioneered a technique to grow man-made coral gardens.

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   noun. someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art. synonyms: groundbreaker, innovator, trailblazer. see more. verb. open up and explore a new area. “ pioneer space” see more. verb. open up an area or prepare a way. “She pioneered a graduate program for women students” synonyms: open up. see more. verb.

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   pioneer (in/of something) a person who is the first to study and develop a particular area of knowledge, culture, etc. that other people then continue to develop synonym trailblazer. a pioneer in the field of microsurgery; a computer pioneer; a pioneer aviator; a pioneer design (= one that introduces new ideas, methods, etc.)

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   someone who is one of the first people to do something: one of the pioneers of modern science.

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    Definition of pioneer verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    Definition of pioneer noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.