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Pioneer
ˌpʌɪəˈnɪə
Pioneer definitions
noun
pioneer
pioneers
- a person who is among the first to explore or settle a country or area, especially one of the first Europeans to colonize the western US
- (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
- a person who is among the first to research and develop a new area of knowledge or activity
"a famous pioneer of birth control"
developer innovator groundbreaker trailblazer pathfinder front runner founder founding father architect experimenter instigator avant-gardist creator
verb
pioneer
pioneered
pioneering
pioneers
- 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"
develop introduce evolve start begin launch instigate initiate put in place take the initiative in take the lead in spearhead institute establish found give birth to be the father/mother of originate set in motion create open up lay the groundwork for lead the way for prepare the way for lay the foundations of - open up (a road or terrain) as a pioneer