Definition of pioneer

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  • pioneer is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
  • pioneer is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
  • pioneer is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11

Definition of pioneer

  • take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of (verb)

    Examples

    1. This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants

    Synonyms

    1. initiate
  • open up an area or prepare a way (verb)

    Examples

    1. She pioneered a graduate program for women students

    Synonyms

    1. open up
  • someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. groundbreaker
    2. innovator
    3. trailblazer
  • one of the first colonists or settlers in a new territory (noun)

    Examples

    1. they went west as pioneers with only the possessions they could carry with them
  • open up and explore a new area (verb)

    Examples

    1. pioneer space

See definition of pioneer in Merriam Webster