PIONEER Definition & Meaning

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pioneer

[ pahy-uh-neer ]

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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

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noun

1. a colonist, explorer, or settler of a new land, region, etc
2. ( 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

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noun

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

Pioneer

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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)

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of pioneer¹

First recorded in 1515–25; from Middle French pionier, Old French peonier “foot soldier”; peon ¹, -eer

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of pioneer¹

C16: from Old French paonier infantryman, from paon pawn ²; see also peon ¹

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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.

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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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Husain, who died in 2011, aged 95, was a pioneer of Indian modernism and remains a lasting inspiration for Indian artists.

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The same day, the University of Michigan, a pioneer of diversity programs, said it would close its central DEI office and ban diversity statements in hiring, among other measures.

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Milan have made one significant change this season for their women's team with a pioneering maternity policy.

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