pioneer | | |
n. (person) | 1. groundbreaker, innovator, pioneer, trailblazer | someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art. |
| ~ conceiver, mastermind, originator | someone who creates new things. |
n. (person) | 2. pioneer | one the first colonists or settlers in a new territory.; "they went west as pioneers with only the possessions they could carry with them" |
| ~ bushman | a dweller in the Australian bush country. |
| ~ backwoodsman, frontiersman, mountain man | a man who lives on the frontier. |
| ~ frontierswoman | a woman who lives on the frontier. |
| ~ colonist, settler | a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country. |
| ~ bowie, james bowie, jim bowie | United States pioneer and hero of the Texas revolt against Mexico; he shared command of the garrison that resisted the Mexican attack on the Alamo where he died (1796-1836). |
| ~ chapman, john chapman, johnny appleseed | United States pioneer who planted apple trees as he traveled (1774-1845). |
v. (creation) | 3. open up, pioneer | open up an area or prepare a way.; "She pioneered a graduate program for women students" |
| ~ innovate, introduce | bring something new to an environment.; "A new word processor was introduced" |
v. (creation) | 4. initiate, pioneer | take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of.; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants" |
| ~ strike up | begin.; "strike up a conversation"; "strike up a friendship" |
| ~ innovate, introduce | bring something new to an environment.; "A new word processor was introduced" |
| ~ activate, actuate, set off, spark, spark off, touch off, trigger, trigger off, trip | put in motion or move to act.; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits" |
| ~ cause, do, make | give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally.; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" |
| ~ institute, establish, found, plant, constitute | set up or lay the groundwork for.; "establish a new department" |
| ~ stage, arrange | plan, organize, and carry out (an event).; "the neighboring tribe staged an invasion" |
| ~ mount | put up or launch.; "mount a campaign against pornography" |
| ~ undertake, attempt, set about | enter upon an activity or enterprise. |
| ~ machinate, devise, prepare, organise, organize, get up | arrange by systematic planning and united effort.; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office" |
v. (cognition) | 5. pioneer | open up and explore a new area.; "pioneer space" |
| ~ explore | travel to or penetrate into.; "explore unknown territory in biology" |
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