pionnier

Significat

Noun

1. pioneer, soldier employed to form roads, dig trenches, and make bridges, as an army advances
2. pioneer, one who goes before, as into the wilderness, preparing the way for others to follow
3. precursor
4. pioneer, child of 10–16 years in the former Soviet Union, in the second of the three stages in becoming a member of the Communist Party

Adj

1. pioneering, avant-garde
2. first to colonize

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/pjɔ.nje/

Etimologia

From Old French peonier (“infantryman”), from peon (“footman”) (modern French pion), from Latin pedōnem.

Sents

Il fut un pionnier de l'impression de textes en caractères hébreux .

He was a pioneer in the printing of texts in Hebrew characters.