pi|o|neer

pi|o|neer: pi|o|neer «_PY uh NIHR», noun, verb, adjective.

–n.

1. a person who settles in a part of the country that has not been occupied before except by primitive tribes: »The pioneers of the American West included trappers, woodsmen, farmers, and explorers.

2. Figurative. a person who goes first, or does something first, and so prepares a way for others: »Florence Nightingale was a pioneer in hospital reform.

3. Especially British. one of a group of soldiers in a unit, especially of military engineers, who make roads, build bridges, dig trenches, and carry out other construction necessary to troop movement.

4. Obsolete. a person who digs a trench, pit, or the like; digger; miner.

–v.t.

1. to prepare or open up (a way, road, or area): »I will pioneer a new way, explore unknown powers (Mary Shelley).

2. Figurative. to prepare the way for: »It was the first airline to use X rays for inspecting equipment, and pioneered “package” summer vacations in cooperation with Miami hotels (Newsweek).

–v.i.

to act as pioneer; open or prepare the way: »Figurative. Astronauts are pioneering in exploring space.

–adj.

1. that is a pioneer: »a pioneer settler.

2. Figurative. that goes ahead so that others may follow; exploratory: »pioneer research.

╂[< Middle French pionnier Old French paonier < peon foot soldier < Medieval Latin pedo, -onis < Latin pēs, pedis foot. See related etym. at pawn² (Cf. ↑pawn), peon. (Cf. ↑peon)]

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