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pioneer(2)(dictionary)
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pioneer(1)(dictionary)
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pioneer 1, noun (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Old French; Origin: peonier 'soldier', from peon, from Medieval Latin pedo; PAWN1]
someone who is important in the early development of something, and whose work or ideas are later developed by other people
pioneer of
::John Whitney was a pioneer of computer animation.
::He was a pioneer in the field of biotechnology.
one of the first people to travel to a new country or area and begin living there, farming etc
::the early pioneers of the Dakota territory