pioneer

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.

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[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.]

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pioneer

Noun

1. an explorer or settler of a new land or region

2. an originator or developer of something new

Verb

1. to be a pioneer (in or of)

2. to initiate or develop: the new technique was pioneered in France [Old French paonier infantryman]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pioneer - someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art groundbreaker, innovator, trailblazer 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
Verb	1.	pioneer - open up an area or prepare a way; "She pioneered a graduate program for women students" open up 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" initiate 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"

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pioneer

noun 1. founder, leader, developer, innovator, founding father, trailblazer

noun 2. settler, explorer, colonist, colonizer, frontiersman

verb 3. 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

Translations

pioneer [paɪəˈnɪəʳ] n → pionero/a

vt → promover

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pioneer [paɪəˈnɪəʳ] n → explorateur/trice (= early settler); pionnier m (fig); pionnier, précurseur m

vt → être un pionnier de

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pioneer [paɪəˈnɪəʳ] n (lit, fig) → Pionier m

vt [+ invention etc] → Pionierarbeit leisten für

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pioneer [paɪəˈnɪəʳ] n → pioniere/a

vt → essere un pioniere in