pioneer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌpaɪ.əˈnɪɹ/ (US)
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- /ˌpaɪ.əˈnɪə(ɹ)/ (UK)
- /ˌpaɪ.əˈniɹ/ (Canada)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Italic *pets Latin pēs Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Late Latin pedōnem Old French peon Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Old French peonier Middle French pionnierder. English pioneer From Middle French pionnier (“originally, a foot soldier”), Old French peonier, from peon (“a foot soldier”) (modern French: pion). See pawn (in chess).
Meanings
- One who goes before, as into the wilderness, preparing the way for others to follow.
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A person or other entity who is first or among the earliest in any field of inquiry, enterprise, or progress.
Certain politicians can be considered as pioneers of reform.
As towns continue to grow, replanting vegetation has become a form of urban utopia and green roofs are spreading fast. Last year 1m square metres of plant-covered roofing was built in France, as much as in the US, and 10 times more than in Germany, the pioneer in this field.
2013 May 10, Audrey Garric, “Urban canopies let nature bloom”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 22, page 30:Some people will consider their national heroes to be pioneers of civilization.
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A soldier detailed or employed to form roads, dig trenches, and make bridges, as an army advances; a sapper.
[King of] Fess. What thinks your greatnes beſt to be atchieu’d In purſuit of the Cities ouerthrow? Bai[azeth]. I wil the captiue Pioners of Argier, Cut off the water, that by leaden pipes Runs to the citie from the mountain Carnon, […]
c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act III, scene i:
- A member of any of several European organizations advocating abstinence from alcohol.
- 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.
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(Singapore, alt-of) 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.”).
alt of Pioneer
Perhaps the pioneer generation, having experienced unity in solidarity, will show the rest of Singapore the way.
2014 February 12, Theresa Goh, “Let’s reward all our pioneers equally”, in Today, Singapore: Mediacorp Press, →OCLC, page 20:A fenceless open-air museum […] that captures the spirit and struggles of Singapore's pioneer generation.
2017 March 14, Kelly Ng, “New showcase to seek views on Founders’ Memorial”, in Today, Singapore: Mediacorp Press, →OCLC, page 11:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| pioneers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
pioneerdom · pioneer species · cyberpioneer · bioneer · pioneer scarf · Pioneer Day · pioneer axon · pioneer sword · young pioneer · pioneeress · pioneership
Translations (139)
ru пионе́р (soldier) · ca pionera (one who goes before) · pdt Bonbräakja (one who goes before) · it pioniera (one who goes before) · th ผู้บุกเบิก (one who goes before) · cs pionýr (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · pt pioneiro (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · pl pionierka (soldier) · fkv eđeskävviijä (one who goes before) · be піяне́р (one who goes before) · sl pionir (soldier) · lv pioniere (one who goes before) · pl apostoł (one who goes before) · cy arloeswr (one who goes before) · hy ռահվիրա (one who goes before) · ca pioner (one who goes before) · et pioneer (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · sq pioner (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · ja 開拓者 (one who goes before) · hu pionír (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · hy պիոներ (one who goes before) · ro deschizător de drumuri (one who goes before) · fr pionnier (one who goes before) · ja パイオニア (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · gl pioneiro (one who goes before) · ko 피오네르 (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · uk першопрохо́дець (one who goes before) · ar رَائِد (one who goes before) · bg сапьо̀р (soldier) · de Pionier (soldier) · ko 파이어니어 (one who goes before) · ko 개척자 (one who goes before) · sh pionir (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · ro pionier (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · be піяне́р (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · et pioneer (soldier) · fr pionnière (one who goes before) · ta முன்னோடி (one who goes before) · ka პიონერი (one who goes before) · ru пионе́р (one who goes before) · be першапрахо́дзец (one who goes before) · bg пионе́р (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · hu utász (soldier) · hy պիոներ (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · uk піоне́р (one who goes before) · io pioniro (one who goes before) · myv панжиця (one who goes before) · az yoltapan (one who goes before) · ko 선봉 (one who goes before) · sk priekopník (one who goes before) · tk pioner (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · cs průkopník (one who goes before) · ka დამწყები (one who goes before) · gl pioneiro (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · es pionero (one who goes before) · fr pionnier (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · hu úttörő (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · ja パイオニア (one who goes before) · hi अग्रणी (one who goes before) · el πιονιέρος (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · ka თაოსანი (one who goes before) · bg пионе́р (one who goes before) · it pioniere (one who goes before) · ru пионе́рка (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · pl pionier (one who goes before) · uk піоне́р (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · az pioner (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · nl pioneer (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · ja ピオネール (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · ro deschizător (one who goes before) · lt pionierius (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · ja 先駆者 (one who goes before) · fi pioneeri (one who goes before) · hu pionír (soldier) · ka ნოვატორი (one who goes before) · cmn 工兵 (soldier) · be піяне́рка (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · he חלוץ (one who goes before) · eo pioniro (soldier) · kk ізашар (one who goes before) · sh пионир (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · lv pionieris (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · ko 선구자 (one who goes before) · fa پیشتاز (one who goes before) · fi pioneeri (soldier) · da pioner (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · ky пионер (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · ro pionier (one who goes before) · cmn 先鋒 /先锋 (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · de Pionier (one who goes before) · ka მოწინავე (one who goes before) · eo pioniro (one who goes before) · be першаадкрыва́льнік (one who goes before) · cmn 先驅者 /先驱者 (one who goes before) · ms perintis (one who goes before) · cmn 少先隊員 /少先队员 (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · ru первопрохо́дец (one who goes before) · pl pionierka (one who goes before) · cmn 開拓者 /开拓者 (one who goes before) · da pioner (one who goes before) · sq pionier (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · sl pionir (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · tg пионер (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · de Pionier (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · ro pionier (soldier) · mr अग्रणी (one who goes before) · pl pionier (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · ru первооткрыва́тель (one who goes before) · ka პიონერი (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · uk піоне́рка (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · ru пионе́р (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · nl pionier (one who goes before) · pl pionier (soldier) · hu úttörő (one who goes before) · cmn 工程兵 (soldier) · da pioner (soldier) · mi paionia (soldier) · ka ინიციატორი (one who goes before) · ko 파이오니어 (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · uz pioner (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · vi namviet (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · gl pioneira (one who goes before) · kk пионер (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · de Wegbereiter (one who goes before) · lv pionieris (one who goes before) · pl apostołka (one who goes before) · hu pionír (one who goes before) · cmn 先驅 /先驱 (one who goes before) · sk pionier (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · sv pionjär (one who goes before) · fi pioneeri (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · pl pionierka (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · sv pionjär (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · hu pajtás (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · kk пионер (one who goes before) · pt pioneiro (one who goes before) · es pionero (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) · uk першовідкрива́ч (one who goes before) · sl pionir (one who goes before)