pioneer
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
pioneers
plural
pioneers
Britannica Dictionary definition of PIONEER
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a person who helps create or develop new ideas, methods, etc.
— often + in
— often + of
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They were pioneers in the field of American medicine.
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She was a pioneer in the development of new cancer treatments.
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a pioneer of digital technology
2
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someone who is one of the first people to move to and live in a new area
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the pioneers who settled in the American West in the 19th century
— pioneer
adjective, always used before a noun-
pioneer surgeons
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the pioneer days of the old West
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pioneer
/ˌpajəˈniɚ/
verb
pioneers;
pioneered;
pioneering
2
pioneer
/ˌpajəˈniɚ/
verb
pioneers;
pioneered;
pioneering
Britannica Dictionary definition of PIONEER
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to help create or develop (new ideas, methods, etc.)
:
to be a pioneer in the development of (something)
[+ object]
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a painter who pioneered a new art form
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The new method of cancer treatment was pioneered by an international team of researchers.
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He helped pioneer a new route to the West.
[no object]
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He pioneered in the development of airplanes.
