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Pioneer - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Pioneer : (noun)
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"
(verb)
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"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Pioneer : \Pi`o*neer"\, 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.
2. One who goes before, as into the wilderness, preparing the
way for others to follow; as, pioneers of civilization;
pioneers of reform.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Pioneer : \Pi`o*neer"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Pioneered; p.
pr. & vb. n. Pioneering.]
To go before, and prepare or open a way for; to act as
pioneer.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Pioneer, CA
Zip code(s): 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 code(s): 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 code(s): 43554
Pioneer, TN
Zip code(s): 37847
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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