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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: [noun] a member of a military unit usually of construction engineers.

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   8 meanings: 1. a. a colonist, explorer, or settler of a new land, region, etc b. (as modifier) 2. an innovator or developer of.... Click for more definitions.

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   pioneer: 1 n one the first colonists or settlers in a new territory “they went west as pioneers with only the possessions they could carry with them” Examples: show 6 examples... hide 6 examples... James Bowie United States pioneer and hero of the Texas revolt against Mexico; he shared command of the garrison that resisted the Mexican attack ...

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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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   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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   PIONEER definition: someone who is one of the first people to do something: . Learn more.

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    Define pioneer. pioneer synonyms, pioneer pronunciation, pioneer translation, English dictionary definition of pioneer. n. 1. One who ventures into unknown or unclaimed territory to settle. 2. One who opens up new areas of thought, research, or development: a pioneer in...

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    pioneer meaning, definition, what is pioneer: someone who is important in the early de...: Learn more. English. English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English ... He was a pioneer in the field of biotechnology. 2 FIRST one of the first people to travel to a new country or area and begin living there, ...