'Pioneer' definitions:
Definition of 'pioneer'
(from WordNet)
noun
Someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art [syn: pioneer, innovator, trailblazer, groundbreaker]
noun
One 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" [syn: pioneer, open up]
verb
Take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants" [syn: initiate, pioneer]
verb
Open up and explore a new area; "pioneer space"
Definition of 'Pioneer'
From: GCIDE
- Pioneer \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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. One who goes before, as into the wilderness, preparing the way for others to follow; as, pioneers of civilization; pioneers of reform. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Pioneer'
From: GCIDE
- Pioneer \Pi`o*neer"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Pioneered; p. pr. & vb. n. Pioneering.]
- 1. To go before, and prepare or open a way for; to act as pioneer. [1913 Webster]
- 2. to take part in the early development of; to break ground in; to invent or originate. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'pioneer'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- actuate,
- advance guard,
- adventurer,
- airhead,
- alpinist,
- ancestor,
- announcer,
- antecedent,
- astronaut,
- avant-garde,
- battle line,
- be in front,
- be the front-runner,
- beachhead,
- begin,
- bellwether,
- blaze the trail,
- break ground,
- break the ice,
- break the trail,
- bridgehead,
- buccinator,
- bushwhacker,
- camper,
- climber,
- coin,
- colonial,
- colonist,
- colonizer,
- combat engineer,
- comers and goers,
- commuter,
- cosmopolite,
- create,
- cruiser,
- develop,
- discover,
- earliest,
- engineer,
- establish,
- excursionist,
- explorer,
- fare,
- farthest outpost,
- first line,
- forebear,
- forefront,
- foregoer,
- forerun,
- forerunner,
- forge ahead,
- found,
- front,
- front line,
- front rank,
- front runner,
- front-runner,
- frontiersman,
- fugleman,
- globe-girdler,
- globe-trotter,
- go before,
- goer,
- groundbreaker,
- guide,
- hajji,
- harbinger,
- head,
- head up,
- herald,
- homesteader,
- immigrant,
- inaugurate,
- initial,
- initiate,
- innovate,
- innovator,
- institute,
- introduce,
- introduce new blood,
- invent,
- jet set,
- jet-setter,
- journeyer,
- kick off,
- launch,
- lay the foundation,
- lay the groundwork,
- lead,
- lead off,
- lead runner,
- lead the way,
- leader,
- line,
- maiden,
- make innovations,
- mariner,
- messenger,
- mountaineer,
- neologize,
- nester,
- open up,
- original,
- originate,
- outguard,
- outpost,
- pacemaker,
- palmer,
- passenger,
- passerby,
- pathfinder,
- pilgrim,
- pilot,
- planter,
- point,
- precede,
- precedent,
- precursor,
- predecessor,
- primary,
- prime,
- put in motion,
- railhead,
- revolutionize,
- rubberneck,
- rubbernecker,
- sailor,
- sapper,
- sapper and miner,
- scout,
- Seabee,
- set in motion,
- set off,
- set up,
- settler,
- show the way,
- sightseer,
- sooner,
- spearhead,
- squatter,
- stand first,
- stand in front,
- start,
- stormy petrel,
- straphanger,
- take the initiative,
- take the lead,
- take the plunge,
- tourer,
- tourist,
- trailblazer,
- trailbreaker,
- transient,
- traveler,
- trekker,
- trend-setter,
- trigger,
- tripper,
- usher in,
- van,
- vanguard,
- vaunt-courier,
- viator,
- visiting fireman,
- voortrekker,
- voyager,
- voyageur,
- wayfarer,
- world-traveler
Pioneer, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Pioneer, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio
Population (2000) :
1460
Housing Units (2000) :
636
Land area (2000) :
1.601162 sq. miles (4.146990 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.063282 sq. miles (0.163899 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.664444 sq. miles (4.310889 sq. km)
FIPS code :
62834
Located within :
Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
Location :
41.680569 N, 84.552796 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
43554
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Pioneer, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Pioneer, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
Population (2000) :
21
Housing Units (2000) :
11
Land area (2000) :
0.063046 sq. miles (0.163289 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.063046 sq. miles (0.163289 sq. km)
FIPS code :
62985
Located within :
Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location :
42.654422 N, 94.390775 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Pioneer, LA -- U.S. village in Louisiana
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Pioneer, LA -- U.S. village in Louisiana
Population (2000) :
171
Housing Units (2000) :
70
Land area (2000) :
1.088096 sq. miles (2.818156 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.088096 sq. miles (2.818156 sq. km)
FIPS code :
60565
Located within :
Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
Location :
32.736730 N, 91.434523 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
71266
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.