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English noun: pioneer | |||
| 1. | pioneer (person) someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art | ||
| Synonyms | groundbreaker, innovator, trailblazer | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conceiver, mastermind, originator | ||
| 2. | pioneer (person) one the first colonists or settlers in a new territory | ||
| Samples | They went west as pioneers with only the possessions they could carry with them. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | colonist, settler | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | backwoodsman, bushman, frontiersman, frontierswoman, mountain man | ||
| Instance hyponym | Bowie, Chapman, James Bowie, Jim Bowie, John Chapman, Johnny Appleseed | ||
English verb: pioneer | |||
| 1. | pioneer (creation) open up an area or prepare a way | ||
| Samples | She pioneered a graduate program for women students. | ||
| Synonyms | open up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | innovate, introduce | ||
| 2. | pioneer (creation) take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of | ||
| Samples | This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants. | ||
| Synonyms | initiate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cause, do, make | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | activate, actuate, arrange, attempt, constitute, devise, establish, found, get up, innovate, institute, introduce, machinate, mount, organise, organize, plant, prepare, set about, set off, spark, spark off, stage, strike up, touch off, trigger, trigger off, trip, undertake | ||
| 3. | pioneer (cognition) open up and explore a new area | ||
| Samples | Pioneer space. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | explore | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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