pioneer

pi·o·neer

 (pī′ə-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. A species that is typically among the first to become established in a bare, open, or disturbed area.

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 venture into (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 pedō, pedōn-, from Late Latin, one who has broad feet, from Latin pēs, ped-, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]

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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. (Environmental Science) ecology the first species of plant or animal to colonize an area of bare ground

vb

5. to be a pioneer (in or of)

6. (tr) to initiate, prepare, or open up: to pioneer a medical programme.

[C16: from Old French paonier infantryman, from paon pawn²; see also peon¹]

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Pioneer

(ˌpaɪəˈnɪə)

n

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

2. (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)

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pi•o•neer

(ˌpaɪ əˈnɪər)

n.

1. a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.

2. one who is first or among the earliest in any field of inquiry, enterprise, or progress.

3. one of a group of foot soldiers detailed to make roads, dig entrenchments, etc., in advance of the main body.

4. an organism that successfully establishes itself in a barren area, thus starting an ecological cycle of life.

v.i.

5. to act as a pioneer.

v.t.

6. to be the first to open or prepare (a way, settlement, etc.).

7. to take part in the beginnings of; initiate.

8. to lead the way for (a group); guide.

adj.

9. being the earliest or original.

10. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of pioneers.

11. being a pioneer.

[1515–25; < Middle French pionier, Old French peonier foot soldier. See peon², -eer]

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pioneer

Past participle: pioneered
Gerund: pioneering

Imperative

pioneer

pioneer

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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" 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 one of the pioneers in embryology work

2. settler, explorer, colonist, colonizer, frontiersman abandoned settlements of early European pioneers

verb

1. 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

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pioneer

noun

A person instrumental in the growth of something, especially in its early stages:

builder, contributor, creator, developer.

adjective

Preceding all others in time:

earliest, first, initial, maiden, original, primary, prime, primordial.

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Translations

رائِد، مُعَمِّر الأراضي الأوَّلطَليعي، من الأوائِليَكون أوَّل من، يَكون الطَّليعي

pionýrprobojovávatprůkopník

foregangsmandpioner

Pionier

pioneroprecursorse el primero enmarcar un nuevo rumbo

pionnier

úttörõ

frumherjilandnemivera brautryîjandi

pioniereiniziare

būti pradininkupionieriusskinti kelią

būt celmlauzim, būt pirmajamcelmlauzispionieris, celmlauzis

banebryterpionervære banebrytende

пионерпионерский

pionierpionierskypriekopník

pionir

öncüöncülük etmek

倡导先锋开拓者

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 bats → fue 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 illness → fue el primero en utilizar la vitamina B para el tratamiento de enfermedades mentales

C. VI → explorar, abrir nuevos caminos

D. CPD pioneer corps N → cuerpo m de zapadores
pioneer work N → trabajo m pionero

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pioneer

[ˌpaɪəˈnɪə^r]

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

vt → être 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

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pioneer

n (Mil) → Pionier m; (fig) → Pionier(in) m(f), → Wegbereiter(in) m(f)

adj attr ? pioneering

vt way → vorbereiten, bahnen; (fig) → Pionierarbeit f → leisten für; to pioneer the use of something (= use for the first time) → etw zum ersten Mal anwenden; the firm which pioneered its technical development → die Firma, die die technische Pionierarbeit dafür geleistet hat

vi → Pionierarbeit or Vorarbeit leisten, den Weg bahnen

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pioneer

[ˌpaɪəˈnɪəʳ]

1. n → pioniere/a

2. vt (technique, invention) → essere l'ideatore/trice di

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pioneer

(paiəˈniə) noun

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 pioneiro pionýr(ský) der/die Pionier(in), Pionier-... pioner; pioner- σκαπανέαςpionero asunik مهاجر اولیه uudisasukas pionnierחלוץ अग्रगामी, पथ-प्रदर्शक pionir, kročitelj novih putova úttörő pionir landnemi pioniere 開拓者 개척자 pionierius pionieris, celmlauzis peneroka pionierpioner, nybygger pionier منډماتوونكى، لارښوونكى لومړنى ابادوونكى 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 pioneiro průkopník der/die Pionier(in) pioner; foregangsmand πρωτοπόροςpionero, precursor, iniciador teerajaja پیشگام tienraivaaja pionnier, ière, précurseurראשון कोई नया अध्ययन या काम करने वाला uvoditelj, predvodnik úttörő pelopor frumherji pioniere, precursore 草分け 선구자, 창시자 pradininkas celmlauzis perintis pionierpioner, banebryter pionier لومړنى pioneiro pionier, precursor новатор priekopník začetnik pionir pionjär, banbrytare, föregångsman ผู้ริเริ่ม öncü 先鋒 першовідкривач; новатор موجد người tiên phong 先锋

verb

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 ser o pioneiro de probojovávat den Weg bahnen være pioner inden for εισάγω, πρωτοχρησιμοποιώ, πρωτοεφαρμόζω promover, echar los cimientos de, sentar las bases de teed rajama پیش قدم بودن olla uranuurtaja lancer, ouvrir la voie 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 banebrytendezapoczątkować, torować drogę لومړى كيدل، لومړى كول،لارتيرول،لارماتول 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 [för] ริเริ่ม öncülük etmek 倡導 прокладати шлях, бути піонером کام کي بنياد رکھنا đi tiên phong 倡导

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