one the first colonists or settler in a new territory; "they went west as pioneers with only the possessions they could carry with them" someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art open up and explore a new area; "pioneer space" open up an area or prepare a way; "She pioneered a graduate program for women students
{i} pathfinder, forerunner; one who paves the way; member of a military engineering corps
Someone who pioneers a new activity, invention, or process is one of the first people to do it. Professor Alec Jeffreys, who invented and pioneered DNA tests the folk-tale writing style pioneered by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
a member of the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association, a Catholic group who pledge abstinence from alcohol
One who goes before, as into the wilderness, preparing the way for others to follow
a type of plant that spreads quickly over distances, often by wind-dispersed seeds, and colonizes disturbed areas such as along road sides or where glaciers have been
The first stage in a succession A pioneer species is one which establishes early on in the colonisation of a new area
This is a ball waiting at your next or next-but-one hoop It acts as a stepping stone to make the hoop approach easy