Pioneer - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌpaɪəˈnɪr|  American pronunciation of the word pioneer
Brit.  |paɪəˈnɪə|  British pronunciation of the word pioneer

noun

- someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art (syn: innovator, trailblazer)
- 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 (syn: open up)
She pioneered a graduate program for women students
- take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of (syn: initiate)
This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants
- open up and explore a new area
pioneer space

Extra examples

...the hardships that the pioneers endured while taming the wilderness...

The new method of cancer treatment was pioneered by an international team of researchers.

He helped pioneer a new route to the West.

He pioneered in the development of airplanes.

...the nation's pioneer institution for the education of African-Americans...

He offered to pioneer us into a little bay.

John Whitney was a pioneer of computer animation.

He was a pioneer in the field of biotechnology.

The new cancer treatment was pioneered in the early eighties by Dr Sylvia Bannerjee.

The new type of vaccine was pioneered by Dr N in 1990.

Scotch tape was also a pioneer product in its field.

This computer game is a pioneer product in this new area.

She pioneered a graduate program for women students

This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants

She is a pioneer in the field of genetic research.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: pioneer
he/she/it: pioneers
present participle: pioneering
past tense: pioneered
past participle: pioneered
noun
singular: pioneer
plural: pioneers
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