pioneer
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- noun
- /ˈpaɪəˌnɪr/
- The pioneers of the American West faced numerous challenges as they built new lives.
- early pioneers
- pioneer families
- pioneer settlement
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Examples
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The clover name is a part of the glorious history of these United States, recorded among those courageous pioneers who braved the hardships and dangers of the great trek west to become the builders of the new world.
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The Vanderhoffs had been among the pioneer settlers in the Connecticut colony.
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My dad was a pioneer.
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But I look back on that first training and it makes me smile, because they were real pioneers, in my way of thinking about it.
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It's a tough proposition, girl, this pioneer life in a savage wilderness.
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"For social studies today, we will learn more about pioneers," Mrs. Herbert told the class.
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Hugo Shields, one of the pioneers who built our great motion-picture industry.
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That preacher was a man you all know, Johnny Appleseed who spent his life traveling to the pioneer West planting apple seeds in the wilderness.
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As one of the first settlers here, he is considered a pioneer of this region.
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In class, we discussed the role of pioneers in shaping the history of our country.
Synonyms
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4.4
A person who moves to live in a new colony from another country
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4.1
A person who moves to a new area to live and set up a home
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6.9
A person who moves to empty land and works it so the government lets them own it
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A person who goes to another land and takes control of its people and land
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A man who lives at the edge of settled land and explores new areas
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A person who finds a safe way through unknown or difficult land
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Etymology
Pioneer comes from the old French pionnier, a 'foot soldier' who walked in front to clear the land or roads. That's why a pioneer can mean one of the first people to settle a new place and prepare it for those who follow.