 pioneer |
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| 1. | [ verb ] open up an area or prepare a way | |
| Synonyms: | open_up | |
| Examples: | "She pioneered a graduate program for women students" |
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| Related terms: | introduce | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (work) someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art | |
| Synonyms: | groundbreaker trailblazer innovator | |
| Related terms: | originator introduce | |
| 3. | [ noun ] one the first colonists or settler in a new territory | |
| Examples: | "they went west as pioneers with only the possessions they could carry with them" |
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| Related terms: | settler frontiersman frontierswoman bowie chapman bushman | |
| 4. | [ verb ] open up and explore a new area | |
| Examples: | "pioneer space" |
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| Related terms: | explore | |
| 5. | [ verb ] take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of | |
| Synonyms: | initiate | |
| Examples: | "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants" |
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| Related terms: | cause start establish undertake introduce organize stage trip mount strike_up | |
| Similar spelling: |
Piner pinner Pinero Pineiro Pinheiro |
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