pioneer

Meaning

1. One who goes before, as into the wilderness, preparing the way for others to follow.
2. A person or other entity who is first or among the earliest in any field of inquiry, enterprise, or progress.
3. (obsolete) A soldier detailed or employed to form roads, dig trenches, and make bridges, as an army advances; a sapper.
4. A member of any of several European organizations advocating abstinence from alcohol.
5. A member of a children’s organization operated by the Communist Party, typically in the second of three stages toward becoming a member of the Party itself.
6. Alternative letter-case form of Pioneer (“A Singaporean born on or before 31 December 1949, who is entitled to various healthcare and social support schemes.”)

forerunner

pathfinder

lead the way

learned man

enlightened person

trail-blazer

leading spirit

charging ahead of others

first to charge

go in front

clear a path

earliest explorer

ground breaker

trail blazer

one who takes the lead

pioneer plant

avant guard

avant garde

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌpaɪ.əˈnɪə(ɹ)/

From Middle French pionnier (“originally, a foot soldier”), Old French peonier, from peon (“a foot soldier”) (modern French: pion). See pawn (in chess).

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