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pioneer

/ˌpaɪ.əˈnɪɹ/

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What does pioneer mean?

noun

  1. One who goes before, as into the wilderness, preparing the way for others to follow.
  2. A person or other entity who is first or among the earliest in any field of inquiry, enterprise, or progress.
  3. A soldier detailed or employed to form roads, dig trenches, and make bridges, as an army advances; a sapper.
More meanings (8)

noun

  1. A member of any of several European organizations advocating abstinence from alcohol.
  2. A member of a children’s organization operated by the Communist Party, typically in the second of three stages toward becoming a member of the Party itself.
  3. Alternative letter-case form of Pioneer (“A Singaporean born on or before 31 December 1949, who is entitled to various healthcare and social support schemes.”).
  4. A person born on or before 31 December 1949 and possessing Singapore citizenship on or before 31 December 1986, given this status and certain benefits to recognise their contributions to Singapore's early development.

verb

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

proper noun

  1. A census-designated place in Amador County, California, United States.
  2. A planning area in the West Region of Singapore.
  3. A locality in Dorset council area, north eastern Tasmania, Australia.

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IPA pronunciation

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This biography of a newspaperman and inventor brings out sides of pioneer life that emphasis on fighting, farming, and ranching generally overlooks.
J. Frank (James Frank) DobieGuide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few ObservationsProject Gutenberg ebook #314
He was the first Sioux chief to welcome the Protestant missionaries among his people, and a well-known character in those pioneer days.
Charles A. EastmanIndian BoyhoodProject Gutenberg ebook #337
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In those days, almost fifty years ago, and in a small pioneer town, the fields open to women were few and unfruitful.
Anna Howard Shaw; Elizabeth Garver JordanThe Story of a PioneerProject Gutenberg ebook #354
As to the personality of these pioneer philosophers of the West, our knowledge is for the most part more or less traditional.
Henry Smith Williams; Edward Huntington WilliamsA History of Science — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #1705
For many years past the whale-ship has been the pioneer in ferreting out the remotest and least known parts of the earth.
Herman MelvilleMoby Dick; Or, The WhaleProject Gutenberg ebook #2701