pioneer

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Pronunciation
/ˌpaɪəˈnɪəɹ/
Noun
5 definition(s)
1 Definition

One who goes before, as into the wilderness, preparing the way for others to follow.

2 Definition

A person or other entity who is first or among the earliest in any field of inquiry, enterprise, or progress.

Example Sentences
  • Certain politicians can be considered as pioneers of reform.
3 Definition

A soldier detailed or employed to form roads, dig trenches, and make bridges, as an army advances; a sapper.

4 Definition

A member of any of several European organizations advocating abstinence from alcohol.

5 Definition

A child of 10–16 years in the former Soviet Union, in the second of the three stages in becoming a member of the Communist Party.

Verb
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

To be the first to do or achieve (something), preparing the way for others to follow.

Example Sentences
  • The young doctor pioneered a new life-saving surgical technique.