pioneer (noun)
1pioneer — ► NOUN 1) a person who explores or settles in a new region. 2) a developer of new ideas or techniques. 3) a member of an infantry group preparing roads or terrain for the main body of troops. ► VERB ▪ be a pioneer of. ORIGIN French pionnier foot… …
2pioneer — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ early ▪ true PIONEER + NOUN ▪ spirit PREPOSITION ▪ pioneer …
3pioneer — pi‧o‧neer [ˌpaɪəˈnɪə ǁ ˈnɪr] noun [countable] the first person or organization to do something that other people and organizations later develop or continue to do: • pioneers willing to try a new software product and lead others to it pioneer of… …
4pioneer — noun 1》 a person who is the first to explore or settle a new country or area. 2》 an innovator or developer of new ideas or techniques. 3》 a member of an infantry group preparing roads or terrain for the main body of troops. verb 1》 be a pioneer… …
5pioneer species — noun (botany) A species which tends to be among the first to occupy bare ground • • • Main Entry: ↑pioneer …
6pioneer — I noun adventurer, colonist, colonizer, discoverer, establisher, explorer, forerunner, founder, founding father, frontiersman, innovator, inventor, lead, leader, modernist, pacesetter, pathfinder, precursor, predecessor, ringleader, scout,… …
7pioneer tunnel — noun or pioneer bore : a small tunnel parallel to a main tunnel and well in advance of the completed main tunnel so that by crosscuts to the line of the main tunnel several headings can be exposed and work expedited …
8pioneer bore — noun see pioneer tunnel …
9pioneer publisher — noun see pioneer I, 5 …
10Pioneer Day — noun A Utah state holiday celebrating the arrival of Mormon pioneers in what would become Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1847 …
