pioneer
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noun \ˌpī-ə-ˈnir\Definition of PIONEER
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: a member of a military unit usually of construction engineers
2
a : a person or group that originates or helps open up a new line of thought or activity or a new method or technical development b : one of the first to settle in a territory
3
: a plant or animal capable of establishing itself in a bare, barren, or open area and initiating an ecological cycle
See Examples of PIONEER
- the pioneers who settled in the American West in the 19th century
- <the hardships that the pioneers endured while taming the wilderness>
Origin of PIONEER
Middle French pionier, from Old French peonier foot soldier, from peon foot soldier, from Medieval Latin pedon-, pedo — more at pawn
First Known Use: 1523
Related to PIONEER
- Synonyms
- colonial, colonist, colonizer, homesteader, frontiersman, settler
Rhymes with PIONEER
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verbDefinition of PIONEER
intransitive verb
: to act as a pioneer <pioneered in the development of airplanes>
transitive verb
1
: to open or prepare for others to follow; also : settle
2
: to originate or take part in the development of
Examples of PIONEER
- a painter who pioneered a new art form
- The new method of cancer treatment was pioneered by an international team of researchers.
- He helped pioneer a new route to the West.
- He pioneered in the development of airplanes.
First Known Use of PIONEER
1780
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adjectiveDefinition of PIONEER
2
: relating to or being a pioneer; especially : of, relating to, or characteristic of early settlers or their time
Examples of PIONEER
- <the nation's pioneer institution for the education of African-Americans>
First Known Use of PIONEER
1836
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