Dictionary definition · pioneer
noun
- someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
- one of the first colonists or settlers in a new territory"they went west as pioneers with only the possessions they could carry with them"
verb
- open up an area or prepare a way"She pioneered a graduate program for women students"
- take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of"This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"
- open up and explore a new area"pioneer space"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).