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

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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(의) 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 开拓者

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 pioneeri pionnier, ière, précurseur רִאשוֹן कोई नया अध्ययन या काम करने वाला uvoditelj,predvodnik úttörő pelopor frumherji pioniere, precursore 草分け 선구자 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 先锋

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 개척하다, 개발하다 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 倡导