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pioneer

1 pioneer /ˌpajəˈniɚ/ noun
plural pioneers
1 pioneer
/ˌpajəˈniɚ/
noun
plural pioneers
Britannica Dictionary definition of PIONEER
[count]
: a person who helps create or develop new ideas, methods, etc. often + in
often + of
: someone who is one of the first people to move to and live in a new area

— pioneer

adjective, always used before a noun
2 pioneer /ˌpajəˈniɚ/ verb
pioneers; pioneered; pioneering
2 pioneer
/ˌpajəˈniɚ/
verb
pioneers; pioneered; pioneering
Britannica Dictionary definition of PIONEER
: to help create or develop (new ideas, methods, etc.) : to be a pioneer in the development of (something)
[+ object]
[no object]