pioneer
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/ˌpaɪəˈnɪr/
🇬🇧
/ˌpaɪəˈnɪə(r)/
noun
C1
a person who is the first to study or develop something new
She was a pioneer in developing new medical treatments.
C1
one of the first people to live and work in a new place
The pioneer built a home in the new land.
verb
R
to be one of the first people to do or use something new
He helped pioneer a new way to teach science.
translation
a person who is the first to study or develop something new; one of the first people to live and work in a new place
to be one of the first people to do or use something new
Word Forms
Plural
pioneers
Progressive
pioneering
Past
pioneered
Perfect
pioneered
3rd Present
pioneers