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   pi·o·neer

   /ˌpīəˈnir/

   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 movement for children below the age of sixteen that aimed to foster communist ideals.
   • ▪ a member of an infantry group preparing roads or terrain for the main body of troops.

   verb

   • 1. develop or be the first to use or apply (a new method, area of knowledge, or activity): "he has pioneered a number of innovative techniques"
   • ▪ 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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   noun. pi· o· neer ˌpī-ə-ˈnir. Synonyms of pioneer. 1. : a member of a military unit usually of construction engineers. 2. a. : a person or group that originates or helps open up a new line of thought or activity or a new method or technical development. b. : one of the first to settle in a territory. 3.

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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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   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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   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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   A pioneer is one of the first settlers in a new place. If you desperately want to experience life in space, maybe you will be one of the pioneers who live in the first moon settlement.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPIONEER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Someone who is referred to as a pioneer in a particular area of activity is one of the first people to be involved in it and develop it. ...one of the leading pioneers of photojournalism.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › pioneerPioneer - definition of pioneer by The Free Dictionary

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   1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of early settlers: the pioneer spirit. 2. Leading the way; trailblazing: a pioneer treatment for cancer. v. pi·o·neered, pi·o·neer·ing, pi·o·neers. v.tr. 1. a. To venture into (an area) or prepare (a way): rockets that pioneered outer space.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpioneer noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   noun. /ˌpaɪəˈnɪə (r)/ /ˌpaɪəˈnɪr/ 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.

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

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    pioneer meaning, definition, what is pioneer: someone who is important in the early de...: Learn more.