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pioneer

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pi·o·neer  (p-nîr)
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 aviation.
3. A soldier who performs construction and demolition work in the field to facilitate troop movements.
4. Ecology An animal or plant species that establishes itself in a previously barren environment.
adj.
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 open up (an area) or prepare (a way): rockets that pioneered outer space.
b. To settle (a region).
2. To initiate or participate in the development of: surgeons who pioneered organ transplants.
v.intr.
To act as a pioneer: pioneered in development of the laser.

[French pionnier, from Old French peonier, foot soldier, from peon, from Medieval Latin ped, pedn-, from Late Latin, one who has broad feet, from Latin ps, ped-, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]

pioneer [ˌpaɪəˈnɪə]
n
1.
a.  a colonist, explorer, or settler of a new land, region, etc.
b.  (as modifier) a pioneer wagon
2. an innovator or developer of something new
3. (Military) Military a member of an infantry group that digs entrenchments, makes roads, etc.
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Environmental Science) Ecology the first species of plant or animal to colonize an area of bare ground
vb
1. to be a pioneer (in or of)
2. (tr) to initiate, prepare, or open up to pioneer a medical programme
[from Old French paonier infantryman, from paon pawn2; see also peon1]

Pioneer1
n
a total abstainer from alcoholic drink, esp a member of the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association, a society devoted to abstention

Pioneer2
n
(Astronautics) any of a series of US spacecraft that studied the solar system, esp Pioneer 10, which made the first flyby of Jupiter (1973), and Pioneer 11, which made the first flyby of Saturn (1979)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pioneerpioneer - someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
conceiver, mastermind, originator - someone who creates new things
2.pioneer - one the first colonists or settlers in a new territory; "they went west as pioneers with only the possessions they could carry with them"
bushman - a dweller in the Australian bush country
backwoodsman, frontiersman, mountain man - a man who lives on the frontier
frontierswoman - a woman who lives on the frontier
colonist, settler - a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
Verb1.pioneer - open up an area or prepare a way; "She pioneered a graduate program for women students"
innovate, introduce - bring something new to an environment; "A new word processor was introduced"
2.pioneer - take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"
strike up - begin; "strike up a conversation"; "strike up a friendship"
innovate, introduce - bring something new to an environment; "A new word processor was introduced"
activate, actuate, set off, spark, spark off, touch off, trigger, trigger off, trip - put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
cause, do, make - give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
institute, establish, found, plant, constitute - set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department"
stage, arrange - plan, organize, and carry out (an event); "the neighboring tribe staged an invasion"
mount - put up or launch; "mount a campaign against pornography"
undertake, attempt, set about - enter upon an activity or enterprise
machinate, devise, prepare, organise, organize, get up - arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office"
3.pioneer - open up and explore a new area; "pioneer space"
explore - travel to or penetrate into; "explore unknown territory in biology"

pioneer
noun
1. founder, leader, developer, innovator, founding father, trailblazer one of the pioneers in embryology work
2. settler, explorer, colonist, colonizer, frontiersman abandoned settlements of early European pioneers
verb
develop, create, launch, establish, start, prepare, discover, institute, invent, open up, initiate, originate, take the lead on, instigate, map out, show the way on, lay the groundwork on the scientist who invented and pioneered DNA tests
Translations
pioneer [ˌpaɪəˈnɪəʳ]
A. N (= explorer) → explorador(a) m/f, pionero/a m/f; (= early settler) → colonizador(a) m/f, pionero/a m/f; (= initiator) → pionero/a m/f, precursor(a) m/f (Mil) → zapador(a) m/f
he was a pioneer in the study of batsfue uno de los primeros en estudiar los murciélagos
B. VT [+ technique] → ser el/la primero/a en utilizar
he pioneered the use of vitamin B in the treatment of mental illnessfue el primero en utilizar la vitamina B para el tratamiento de enfermedades mentales
D. CPD pioneer corps Ncuerpo m de zapadores
pioneer work Ntrabajo m pionero

pioneer [ˌpaɪəˈnɪər]
n
(= explorer) → pionnier/ière m/f
(= early settler) → pionnier/ière m/f
(fig)pionnier/ière m/f
a pioneer of sth → un pionnier de qch or une pionnière de qch
the early pioneers of aviation → les premiers pionniers de l'aviation
a pioneer in sth → un pionnier de qch
a pioneer in computer art → un pionnier de l'art informatique
modif
[wagon, village] → de pionnier pioneer spirit
[work, research] → pionnier/ière
vtêtre un pionnier de
a hospital which pioneered open heart surgery in Britain → un hôpital qui fut un pionnier de la chirurgie à cœur ouvert en Grande-Bretagne

pioneer
n (Mil) → Pionier m; (fig)Pionier(in) m(f), → Wegbereiter(in) m(f)
adj attr ? pioneering
vt wayvorbereiten, bahnen; (fig)Pionierarbeit fleisten für; to pioneer the use of something (= use for the first time)etw zum ersten Mal anwenden; the firm which pioneered its technical developmentdie Firma, die die technische Pionierarbeit dafür geleistet hat

pioneer [ˌpaɪəˈnɪəʳ]
1. npioniere/a
2. vt (technique, invention) → essere l'ideatore/trice di

pioneer [ˌpaɪəˈnɪəʳ]
1. npioniere/a
2. vt (technique, invention) → essere l'ideatore/trice di

pioneer
n pioneer [paiəˈniə]
1 a person who goes to a new, often uninhabited or uncivilized (part of a) country to live and work there The American pioneers; (also adjective ) a pioneer family. pionier رائِد، مُعَمِّر الأراضي الأوَّل пръв заселник pionýr(ský) pioner; pioner- der/die Pionier(in), Pionier-... σκαπανέας pionero asunik مهاجر اولیه uudisasukas pionnier חָלוּץ अग्रगामी, पथ-प्रदर्शक pionir,kročitelj novih putova úttörő pionir landnemi pioniere 開拓者 개척자 pionierius pionieris, celmlauzis peneroka pionier pioner, nybygger pionier pioneiro pio­nier первопроходец, пионер pionier; pioniersky pionir pionir pionjär ผู้บุกเบิก öncü 開拓者 піонер; перший поселенець اولين آبادکار người khai hoang
2 a person who is the first to study some new subject, or use or develop a new technique etc Joseph Lister was one of the pioneers of modern medicine; The Wright brothers were the pioneers of aeroplane flight. pionier طَليعي، من الأوائِل пионер průkopník pioner; foregangsmand der/die Pionier(in) πρωτοπόρος pionero, precursor, iniciador teerajaja پیشگام tienraivaaja pionnier, ière, précurseur רִאשוֹן कोई नया अध्ययन या काम करने वाला uvoditelj,predvodnik úttörő pelopor frumherji pioniere, precursore 草分け 선구자, 창시자 pradininkas celmlauzis perintis pionier pioner, banebryter pionier pioneiro pionier, precursor новатор priekopník začetnik pionir pionjär, banbrytare, föregångsman ผู้ริเริ่ม öncü 先鋒 першовідкривач; новатор موجد người tiên phong
v
to be the first to do or make Who pioneered the use of vaccine for preventing polio? die weg baan يَكون أوَّل من، يَكون الطَّليعي проправям път за probojovávat være pioner inden for den Weg bahnen εισάγω, πρωτοχρησιμοποιώ, πρωτοεφαρμόζω promover, echar los cimientos de, sentar las bases de teed rajama پیش قدم بودن olla uranuurtaja lancer, ouvrir la voie (de) לִיזוֹם मार्ग प्रशस्त करना predvoditi,uvoditi úttörő munkát végez memelopori vera brautryðjandi fare da pioniere 開拓する 개척자가 되다 bûti pradininku, skinti kelià būt celmlauzim, būt pirmajam mempelopori als eerste doen være banebrytende zapoczątkować, torować drogę ser o pioneiro de a face/a folosi pentru prima oară быть первопроходцем, инициатором raziť cestu (čomu) utreti pot utrti put vara pionjär, bana väg [] ริเริ่ม öncülük etmek 倡導 прокладати шлях, бути піонером کام کي بنياد رکھنا đi tiên phong


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With that sort of spiced food provided for his anxious thought, watchful for strange men, strange beasts, strange turns of the tide, he would make the best of his way up, a military seaman with a short sword on thigh and a bronze helmet on his head, the pioneer post- captain of an imperial fleet.
Irving, who acted as my pioneer, and to whom I am greatly indebted for smoothing my path and lightening my labors.
There was a delightful history of Ohio, stuffed with tales of the pioneer times, which was a good deal in the hands of us boys; and there was a book of Western Adventure, full of Indian fights and captivities, which we wore to pieces.
 
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