26984 words

pioneers

7 definitions • 9 examples
1
a person who is one of the first people to do something:

Examples:

one of the pioneers of modern science
a pioneer heart surgeon
2
a person who goes to an area and builds a house, begins a farm, etc.:

Examples:

The pioneers went west across North America, cutting down forests and planting new crops.
3
to be one of the first people to do something:

Examples:

It was universities that pioneered these new industries.
4
a person who is among the first to study or develop something:

Examples:

He was a pioneer in big-band jazz.
5
A pioneer is also a person who is among the first to enter and live in an area, esp. European Americans in the western US:

Examples:

The pioneers made their way across the desert.
6
to be the first person or organization to start work in a new area, introduce a new idea, etc.:

Examples:

He is chief content officer of Netflix, the company that pioneered mailed rentals of DVDs.
Most major airlines have had to adopt many of the cost-saving innovations pioneered by their low-cost competitors.
7
a person or organization that is the first to start work in a new area, introduce a new idea, etc.:

Examples:

pioneer in/of sth She was a pioneer in the biotech industry's patent law.

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