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pioneer
[ pahy-uh-neer ]
noun
- a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- a person, group, or thing that is first or among the earliest in any field of inquiry, enterprise, or development:
a woman who was a pioneer in cancer research;
vehicles that were pioneers of automotive engineering.
Synonyms: , , ,
- one of a group of foot soldiers detailed to make roads, dig intrenchments, etc., in advance of the main body.
- Ecology. an organism that successfully establishes itself in a barren area, thus starting an ecological cycle of life.
- Pioneer, Aerospace. one of a series of U.S. space probes that explored the solar system and transmitted scientific information to earth.
- Pioneer, (formerly) a member of a Communist organization in the Soviet Union for children ranging in age from 10 to 16. Compare Komsomol ( def 2 ), Octobrist ( def ).
verb (used without object)
- to act as a pioneer.
verb (used with object)
- to be the first to open or prepare (a way, settlement, etc.).
- to take part in the beginnings of; initiate:
to pioneer an aid program.
- to lead the way for (a group); trailblaze.
adjective
- being the earliest, original, first of a particular kind, etc.:
a pioneer method of adult education.
- of, relating to, or characteristic of pioneers:
pioneer justice.
- being a pioneer:
a pioneer fur trader.
pioneer
1/ ˌ貹ɪəˈɪə /
noun
- a colonist, explorer, or settler of a new land, region, etc
- ( as modifier )
a pioneer wagon
- an innovator or developer of something new
- military a member of an infantry group that digs entrenchments, makes roads, etc
- ecology the first species of plant or animal to colonize an area of bare ground
verb
- to be a pioneer (in or of)
- tr to initiate, prepare, or open up
to pioneer a medical programme
Pioneer
2/ ˌ貹ɪəˈɪə /
noun
- a total abstainer from alcoholic drink, esp a member of the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association, a society devoted to abstention
Pioneer
3/ ˌ貹ɪəˈɪə /
noun
- 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)
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pioneer1
Example Sentences
Levy got into entertainment in New York in the 1940s, working on game shows and pioneering talk shows, then at MGM’s New York publicity office and at film PR agency Blowitz Thomas and Canton.
"Deep tech start-ups also struggle to find a market," he added, citing the example of an Indian firm that recently pioneered a quick-charging battery for buses but found no takers for its product.
Two years after that pioneering operation, Grace gave birth to her first child in February.
Guys: Y’all pioneered the type of globalism and multiculturalism that Trump loathes, that L.A. now exemplifies and that continues to power the best franchise in baseball.
We are filming in the centre after being granted two days of exclusive access to the pioneering and controversial consumption room.
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