PIONEER

pioneer

(noun) one of the first colonists or settlers in a new territory; “they went west as pioneers with only the possessions they could carry with them”

pioneer, innovator, trailblazer, groundbreaker

(noun) someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art

pioneer

(verb) open up and explore a new area; “pioneer space”

initiate, pioneer

(verb) take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; “This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants”

pioneer, open up

(verb) open up an area or prepare a way; “She pioneered a graduate program for women students”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

pioneer (plural pioneers)

One who goes before, as into the wilderness, preparing the way for others to follow.

A person or other entity who is first or among the earliest in any field of inquiry, enterprise, or progress.

(obsolete, military) A soldier detailed or employed to form roads, dig trenches, and make bridges, as an army advances; a sapper.

A member of any of several European organizations advocating abstinence from alcohol.

(Communism) A child of 10–16 years in the former Soviet Union, in the second of the three stages in becoming a member of the Communist Party.

Verb

pioneer (third-person singular simple present pioneers, present participle pioneering, simple past and past participle pioneered)

(transitive) To be the first to do or achieve (something), preparing the way for others to follow.

Synonyms

• push the envelope

• break new ground

Anagrams

• pereion, perineo-, peronei

Noun

Pioneer (plural Pioneers)

(Singapore) A person born on/before 31 Dec 1949 and possessing Singapore citizenship on/before 31 Dec 1986, given this status and certain benefits to recognise their contributions to Singapore's early development.