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pioneer - one the first colonists or settlers in a new territory; "they went west as pioneers with only the possessions they could carry with them" |
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colonist,
settler a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
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bushman a dweller in the Australian bush country
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backwoodsman,
frontiersman,
mountain man a man who lives on the frontier
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frontierswoman a woman who lives on the frontier
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pioneer - someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art |
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innovator,
trailblazer,
groundbreaker |
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conceiver,
mastermind,
originator someone who creates new things
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| verb |
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pioneer - open up and explore a new area; "pioneer space" |
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explore examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes
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pioneer - open up an area or prepare a way; "She pioneered a graduate program for women students" |
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innovate,
introduce put before (a body); "introduce legislation"
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