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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pi•o•neer /ˌpaɪəˈnɪr/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- one who is among those who first enter or settle a region:the early pioneers in the western part of the U.S.
- one who is among the earliest in a field of study:a pioneer in using computers to teach language.
v. - to be the first to open or prepare (a way, etc.):[~ + object]pioneered the first settlement in that region.
- to take part in the beginnings of (a field of study, an activity, etc.);
initiate: [~ + object]pioneered the use of robots in manufacturing.[no object]pioneered in the development of robots in manufacturing. - to lead the way for (a group);
guide. adj. [before a noun] - being the first or earliest in some field of study, activity, etc.:a pioneer AIDS researcher.
- of, relating to, or characteristic of pioneers:The people living in the cold northern regions of Japan have always had the pioneer spirit.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Pioneers, The, - Literaturea historical novel (1823) by James Fenimore Cooper. Cf. Leather-Stocking Tales.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pi•o•neer (pī′ə nēr′),USA pronunciation n. - a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- one who is first or among the earliest in any field of inquiry, enterprise, or progress:pioneers in cancer research.
- Militaryone of a group of foot soldiers detailed to make roads, dig intrenchments, etc., in advance of the main body.
- [Ecol.]an organism that successfully establishes itself in a barren area, thus starting an ecological cycle of life.
- Aerospace(cap.) one of a series of U.S. space probes that explored the solar system and transmitted scientific information to earth.
- Government(cap.) (formerly) a member of a Communist organization in the Soviet Union for children ranging in age from 10 to 16. Cf. Komsomol, Octobrist.
v.i. - to act as a pioneer.
v.t. - 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);
guide. adj. - being the earliest, original, first of a particular kind, etc.:a pioneer method of adult education.
- of, pertaining to, or characteristic of pioneers:pioneer justice.
- being a pioneer:a pioneer fur trader.
- Middle French pionier, Old French peonier foot soldier. See peon, -eer
- 1515–25
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged leader, trailblazer, forerunner, pathfinder.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pioneer /ˌpaɪəˈnɪə/ n - a colonist, explorer, or settler of a new land, region, etc
- (as modifier): a pioneer wagon
- an innovator or developer of something new
- a member of an infantry group that digs entrenchments, makes roads, etc
- the first species of plant or animal to colonize an area of bare ground
vb - to be a pioneer (in or of)
- (transitive) to initiate, prepare, or open up: to pioneer a medical programme
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French paonier infantryman, from paon pawn²; see also peon1 |