pioneer

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
  2. noun one the first colonists or settlers in a new territory
  3. verb open up an area or prepare a way

Etymology

From Middle French pionnier (“originally, a foot soldier”), Old French peonier, from peon (“a foot soldier”) (modern French: pion). See pawn (in chess).

In classic literature

Synonyms

innovator, trailblazer, groundbreaker

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