Pioneer - Definition
pioneer
n 1: someone who helps to open up a new line of research or
technology or art [syn: pioneer, innovator,
trailblazer, groundbreaker]
2: one the first colonists or settlers in a new territory; "they
went west as pioneers with only the possessions they could
carry with them"
v 1: open up an area or prepare a way; "She pioneered a graduate
program for women students" [syn: pioneer, open up]
2: take the lead or initiative in; participate in the
development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart
transplants" [syn: initiate, pioneer]
3: open up and explore a new area; "pioneer space"