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   Pi·o·neer

   /ˌpīəˈnir/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area. Similar settlercolonistcolonizerfrontiersman/frontierswomanexplorertrailblazerdiscoverer
   • ▪ a person who is among the first to research and develop a new area of knowledge or activity: "a famous pioneer of birth control" Similar developerinnovatorgroundbreakertrailblazerpathfinderfront runnerfounderfounding fatherarchitectexperimenterinstigatoravant-gardistcreatoravant-gardespearheadformal:neoteric
   • ▪ (in the former Soviet Union and other communist countries) a member of a movement for children below the age of sixteen that aimed to foster communist ideals.
   • ▪ a member of an infantry group preparing roads or terrain for the main body of troops.

   verb

   • 1. develop or be the first to use or apply (a new method, area of knowledge, or activity): "he has pioneered a number of innovative techniques"
   • ▪ open up (a road or terrain) as a pioneer.

   Word Origin early 16th century (as a military term denoting a member of the infantry): from French pionnier ‘foot soldier, pioneer’, Old French paonier, from paon, from Latin pedo, pedon- (see pawn1).

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