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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
pioneer \pi`oneer"\, n. f. pionier, orig., a foot soldier, of.
peonier, fr. of. peon a foot soldier, f. pion. see pawn in
chess.
1. mil. a soldier detailed or employed to form roads, dig
trenches, and make bridges, as an army advances.
1913 webster
2. one who goes before, as into the wilderness, preparing the
way for others to follow; as, pioneers of civilization;
pioneers of reform.
1913 webster
see also:
pawn
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
pioneer \pi`oneer"\, v. t. i. imp. p. p. pioneered; p.
pr. vb. n. pioneering.
1. to go before, and prepare or open a way for; to act as
pioneer.
1913 webster
2. to take part in the early development of; to break ground
in; to invent or originate.
pjc
see also:
pioneered pioneering
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
pioneer
n 1: someone who helps to open up a new line of research or
technology or art syn: innovator, trailblazer, groundbreaker
2: one the first colonists or settler in a new territory; "they
went west as pioneers with only the possessions they could
carry with them"
v 1: open up an area or prepare a way; "she pioneered a graduate
program for women students" syn: open up
2: take the lead or initiative in; participate in the
development of; "this south african surgeon pioneered
heart transplants" syn: initiate
3: open up and explore a new area; "pioneer space"
see also:
innovator trailblazer groundbreaker open up initiate
- [4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
169 moby thesaurus words for "pioneer":
seabee, actuate, advance guard, adventurer, airhead, alpinist,
ancestor, announcer, antecedent, astronaut, avant-garde,
battle line, be in front, be the front-runner, beachhead, begin,
bellwether, blaze the trail, break ground, break the ice,
break the trail, bridgehead, buccinator, bushwhacker, camper,
climber, coin, colonial, colonist, colonizer, combat engineer,
comers and goers, commuter, cosmopolite, create, cruiser, develop,
discover, earliest, engineer, establish, excursionist, explorer,
fare, farthest outpost, first line, forebear, forefront, foregoer,
forerun, forerunner, forge ahead, found, front, front line,
front rank, front runner, front-runner, frontiersman, fugleman,
globe-girdler, globe-trotter, go before, goer, groundbreaker,
guide, hajji, harbinger, head, head up, herald, homesteader,
immigrant, inaugurate, initial, initiate, innovate, innovator,
institute, introduce, introduce new blood, invent, jet set,
jet-setter, journeyer, kick off, launch, lay the foundation,
lay the groundwork, lead, lead off, lead runner, lead the way,
leader, line, maiden, make innovations, mariner, messenger,
mountaineer, neologize, nester, open up, original, originate,
outguard, outpost, pacemaker, palmer, passenger, passerby,
pathfinder, pilgrim, pilot, planter, point, precede, precedent,
precursor, predecessor, primary, prime, put in motion, railhead,
revolutionize, rubberneck, rubbernecker, sailor, sapper,
sapper and miner, scout, set in motion, set off, set up, settler,
show the way, sightseer, sooner, spearhead, squatter, stand first,
stand in front, start, stormy petrel, straphanger,
take the initiative, take the lead, take the plunge, tourer,
tourist, trailblazer, trailbreaker, transient, traveler, trekker,
trend-setter, trigger, tripper, usher in, van, vanguard,
vaunt-courier, viator, visiting fireman, voortrekker, voyager,
voyageur, wayfarer, world-traveler
- [5] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
pioneer, ca
zip codes: 95666
pioneer, ia city, fips 62985
location: 42.65348 n, 94.39114 w
population 1990: 46 16 housing units
area: 0.2 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
pioneer, la village, fips 60565
location: 32.73805 n, 91.43590 w
population 1990: 116 46 housing units
area: 2.8 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
zip codes: 71266
pioneer, oh village, fips 62834
location: 41.67803 n, 84.55208 w
population 1990: 1287 497 housing units
area: 3.8 sq km land, 0.2 sq km water
zip codes: 43554
pioneer, tn
zip codes: 37847
- [6] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
pioneer, oh -- u.s. village in ohio
population 2000: 1460
housing units 2000: 636
land area 2000: 1.601162 sq. miles 4.146990 sq. km
water area 2000: 0.063282 sq. miles 0.163899 sq. km
total area 2000: 1.664444 sq. miles 4.310889 sq. km
fips code: 62834
located within: ohio oh, fips 39
location: 41.680569 n, 84.552796 w
zip codes 1990: 43554
note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
headwords:
pioneer, oh
pioneer
- [7] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
pioneer, ia -- u.s. city in iowa
population 2000: 21
housing units 2000: 11
land area 2000: 0.063046 sq. miles 0.163289 sq. km
water area 2000: 0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
total area 2000: 0.063046 sq. miles 0.163289 sq. km
fips code: 62985
located within: iowa ia, fips 19
location: 42.654422 n, 94.390775 w
zip codes 1990:
note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
headwords:
pioneer, ia
pioneer
- [8] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
pioneer, la -- u.s. village in louisiana
population 2000: 171
housing units 2000: 70
land area 2000: 1.088096 sq. miles 2.818156 sq. km
water area 2000: 0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
total area 2000: 1.088096 sq. miles 2.818156 sq. km
fips code: 60565
located within: louisiana la, fips 22
location: 32.736730 n, 91.434523 w
zip codes 1990: 71266
note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
headwords:
pioneer, la
pioneer
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