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pioneer

[ pahy-uh-neer ]

noun

  1. a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
  2. a person, group, or thing that is first or among the earliest in any field of inquiry, enterprise, or development:

    a woman who was a pioneer in cancer research;

    vehicles that were pioneers of automotive engineering.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  3. one of a group of foot soldiers detailed to make roads, dig intrenchments, etc., in advance of the main body.
  4. Ecology. an organism that successfully establishes itself in a barren area, thus starting an ecological cycle of life.
  5. Pioneer, Aerospace. one of a series of U.S. space probes that explored the solar system and transmitted scientific information to earth.
  6. Pioneer, (formerly) a member of a Communist organization in the Soviet Union for children ranging in age from 10 to 16. Compare Komsomol ( def 2 ), Octobrist ( def ).


verb (used without object)

  1. to act as a pioneer.

verb (used with object)

  1. to be the first to open or prepare (a way, settlement, etc.).
  2. to take part in the beginnings of; initiate:

    to pioneer an aid program.

  3. to lead the way for (a group); trailblaze.

adjective

  1. being the earliest, original, first of a particular kind, etc.:

    a pioneer method of adult education.

  2. of, relating to, or characteristic of pioneers:

    pioneer justice.

  3. being a pioneer:

    a pioneer fur trader.

pioneer

1

/ 藢辫补瑟蓹藞苍瑟蓹 /

noun

    1. a colonist, explorer, or settler of a new land, region, etc
    2. ( as modifier )

      a pioneer wagon

  1. an innovator or developer of something new
  2. military a member of an infantry group that digs entrenchments, makes roads, etc
  3. ecology the first species of plant or animal to colonize an area of bare ground
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to be a pioneer (in or of)
  2. tr to initiate, prepare, or open up

    to pioneer a medical programme

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Pioneer

2

/ 藢辫补瑟蓹藞苍瑟蓹 /

noun

  1. a total abstainer from alcoholic drink, esp a member of the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association, a society devoted to abstention
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Pioneer

3

/ 藢辫补瑟蓹藞苍瑟蓹 /

noun

  1. any of a series of US spacecraft that studied the solar system, esp Pioneer 10, which made the first flyby of Jupiter (1973), and Pioneer 11, which made the first flyby of Saturn (1979)
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of pioneer1

First recorded in 1515鈥25; from Middle French pionier, Old French peonier 鈥渇oot soldier鈥; peon 1, -eer
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of pioneer1

C16: from Old French paonier infantryman, from paon pawn 虏; see also peon 1
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Internet browser pioneer Netscape is regarded as the first technology company to offer a cash "bounty" to security researchers or hackers for uncovering flaws or vulnerabilities in its products, back in the 1990s.

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