a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
2.
one who is first or among the earliest in any field of inquiry, enterprise, or progress: pioneers in cancer research.
3.
one of a group of foot soldiers detailed to make roads, dig intrenchments, etc., in advance of the main body.
4.
Ecology. an organism that successfully establishes itself in a barren area, thus starting an ecological cycle of life.
5.
(initial capital letter) Aerospace. one of a series of U.S. space probes that explored the solar system and transmitted scientific information to earth.
6.
(initial capital letter) (formerly) a member of a Communist organization in the Soviet Union for children ranging in age from 10 to 16. Compare Komsomol, Octobrist.
–verb (used without object)
7.
to act as a pioneer.
–verb (used with object)
8.
to be the first to open or prepare (a way, settlement, etc.).
9.
to take part in the beginnings of; initiate: to pioneer an aid program.
10.
to lead the way for (a group); guide.
–adjective
11.
being the earliest, original, first of a particular kind, etc.: a pioneer method of adult education.
12.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of pioneers: pioneer justice.
13.
being a pioneer: a pioneer fur trader.
[Origin: 1515–25; < MF pionier, OF peonier foot soldier. See peon, -eer]
One who ventures into unknown or unclaimed territory to settle.
One who opens up new areas of thought, research, or development: a pioneer in aviation.
A soldier who performs construction and demolition work in the field to facilitate troop movements.
Ecology An animal or plant species that establishes itself in a previously barren environment.
adj.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of early settlers: the pioneer spirit.
Leading the way; trailblazing: a pioneer treatment for cancer.
v.
pi·o·neered, pi·o·neer·ing, pi·o·neers
v.
tr.
To open up (an area) or prepare (a way): rockets that pioneered outer space.
To settle (a region).
To initiate or participate in the development of: surgeons who pioneered organ transplants.
v.
intr.
To act as a pioneer: pioneered in development of the laser.
[French pionnier, from Old French peonier, foot soldier, from peon, from Medieval Latin pedō, pedōn-, from Late Latin, one who has broad feet, from Latin pēs, ped-, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]
1523, "foot soldier who prepares the way for the army," from M.Fr. pionnier, from O.Fr. paonier "foot soldier" (11c.), from peon (see pawn (2)). Fig. sense of "person who goes first or does something first" is from 1605. The verb is first recorded 1780.
a person who goes to a new, often uninhabited or uncivilized (part of a) country to live and work there Example: The American pioneers; (also adjective) a pioneer family
Arabic:
رائِد، مُعَمِّر الأراضي الأوَّل
Chinese (Simplified):
开拓者
Chinese (Traditional):
開拓者
Czech:
pionýr(ský)
Danish:
pioner; pioner-
Dutch:
pionier
Estonian:
asunik
Finnish:
uudisasukas
French:
pionnier
German:
der, *die Pionier(in), Pionier-…
Greek:
σκαπανέας
Hungarian:
úttörő
Icelandic:
landnemi
Indonesian:
pionir
Italian:
pioniere
Japanese:
開拓者
Korean:
개척자(의)
Latvian:
pionieris, celmlauzis
Lithuanian:
pionierius
Norwegian:
pioner, nybygger
Polish:
pionier
Portuguese (Brazil):
pioneiro
Portuguese (Portugal):
pioneiro
Romanian:
pionier
Russian:
первопроходец, пионер
Slovak:
pionier; pioniersky
Slovenian:
pionir
Spanish:
pionero
Swedish:
pionjär
Turkish:
öncü
pioneer2[paiəˈniə]noun
a person who is the first to study some new subject, or use or develop a new technique etc Example: Joseph Lister was one of the pioneers of modern medicine; The Wright brothers were the pioneers of aeroplane flight.
Arabic:
طَليعي، من الأوائِل
Chinese (Simplified):
先锋
Chinese (Traditional):
先鋒
Czech:
průkopník
Danish:
pioner; foregangsmand
Dutch:
pionier
Estonian:
teerajaja
Finnish:
pioneeri
French:
pionnier, ière, précurseur
German:
der, *die Pionier(in)
Greek:
πρωτοπόρος
Hungarian:
úttörő
Icelandic:
frumherji
Indonesian:
pelopor
Italian:
pioniere, precursore
Japanese:
草分け
Korean:
선구자
Latvian:
celmlauzis
Lithuanian:
pradininkas
Norwegian:
pioner, banebryter
Polish:
pionier
Portuguese (Brazil):
pioneiro
Portuguese (Portugal):
pioneiro
Romanian:
pionier, precursor
Russian:
новатор
Slovak:
priekopník
Slovenian:
začetnik
Spanish:
pionero, precursor, iniciador
Swedish:
pionjär, banbrytare, föregångsman
Turkish:
öncü
pioneer[paiəˈniə]verb
to be the first to do or make Example: Who pioneered the use of vaccine for preventing polio?
Arabic:
يَكون أوَّل من، يَكون الطَّليعي
Chinese (Simplified):
倡导
Chinese (Traditional):
倡導
Czech:
probojovávat
Danish:
være pioner inden for
Dutch:
als eerste doen
Estonian:
teed rajama
Finnish:
olla uranuurtaja
French:
lancer, ouvrir la voie (de)
German:
den Weg bahnen
Greek:
εισάγω, πρωτοχρησιμοποιώ, πρωτοεφαρμόζω
Hungarian:
úttörő munkát végez
Icelandic:
vera brautryðjandi
Indonesian:
memelopori
Italian:
fare da pioniere*
Japanese:
開拓する
Korean:
개척하다, 개발하다
Latvian:
būt celmlauzim, būt pirmajam
Lithuanian:
bûti pradininku, skinti kelià
Norwegian:
være banebrytende
Polish:
zapoczątkować, torować drogę
Portuguese (Brazil):
ser o pioneiro de
Portuguese (Portugal):
ser o pioneiro de
Romanian:
a face, *a folosi pentru prima oară
Russian:
быть первопроходцем, инициатором
Slovak:
raziť cestu (čomu)
Slovenian:
utreti pot
Spanish:
promover, echar los cimientos de, sentar las bases de
Pioneer Village, KY (city, FIPS 61356) Location: 38.05922 N, 85.67794 W Population (1990): 1130 (378 housing units) Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Pioneer, CA Zip code(s): 95666
Pioneer, LA (village, FIPS 60565) Location: 32.73805 N, 91.43590 W Population (1990): 116 (46 housing units) Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 71266
Pioneer, OH (village, FIPS 62834) Location: 41.67803 N, 84.55208 W Population (1990): 1287 (497 housing units) Area: 3.8 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 43554
Pioneer, TN Zip code(s): 37847
Pioneer, IA (city, FIPS 62985) Location: 42.65348 N, 94.39114 W Population (1990): 46 (16 housing units) Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Pawn\, n. [OE. paune, poun, OF. peon, poon, F. pion, LL. pedo a foot soldier, fr. L. pes, pedis, foot. See Foot, and cf. Pioneer, Peon.] (Chess) A man or piece of the lowest rank.
Pi`o*neer"\, n. [F. pionier, orig., a foot soldier, OF. peonier, fr. OF. peon a foot soldier, F. pion. See Pawn in chess.]1. (Mil.) A soldier detailed or employed to form roads, dig trenches, and make bridges, as an army advances. 2. One who goes before, as into the wilderness, preparing the way for others to follow; as, pioneers of civilization; pioneers of reform.
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