pioneer

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 See also 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Verb

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[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌpаɪəˈnɪər/
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  Rhymes: -ɪə(r)

[edit] Noun

pioneer (plural pioneers)

1. One who goes before, as into the wilderness, preparing the way for others to follow

   pioneers of civilization; pioneers of reform

2. (obsolete, military) A soldier detailed or employed to form roads, dig trenches, and make bridges, as an army advances.
3. A member of any of several European organizations advocating abstinence from alcohol.
4. (Communism) A child of 10–16 years in the former Soviet Union, in the second of the three stages in becoming a member of the Communist Party.

[edit] Derived terms

• pioneer axon
• Pioneer Day

[edit] See also

• Pioneer movement on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Pioneer movement

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to pioneer (third-person singular simple present pioneers, present participle pioneering, simple past and past participle pioneered)

1. To go before and prepare or open a way for; to act as pioneer.