What is the meaning of pioneer?

noun

  • Someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art.
  • One the first colonists or settlers in a new territory.
    • usage: "they went west as pioneers with only the possessions they could carry with them"

verb

  • Open up an area or prepare a way.
    • usage: "She pioneered a graduate program for women students"
  • Take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of.
    • usage: "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"
  • Open up and explore a new area.
    • usage: "pioneer space"
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