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pioneer

(,p/aI//@/'n/i/r )

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

Synonym:
groundbreaker, innovator, trailblazer

source: wordnet30
one the first colonists or settlers in a new territory(noun.person)

Example:
They went west as pioneers with only the possessions they could carry with them.

source: wordnet30
A soldier detailed or employed to form roads, dig trenches, and make bridges, as an army advances.(noun)

source: webster1913

open up an area or prepare a way(verb.creation)

Example:
She pioneered a graduate program for women students.

Synonym:
open up

source: wordnet30
take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of(verb.creation)

Example:
This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants.

Synonym:
initiate

source: wordnet30
open up and explore a new area(verb.cognition)

Example:
Pioneer space.

source: wordnet30
To go before, and prepare or open a way for; to act as pioneer.(verb)

source: webster1913

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