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pioneer

[pahy-uh-neer] / ˌpaɪ əˈnɪər /
ADJECTIVE
early, first
Synonyms
STRONG
avant-garde brave head inaugural initial lead original primary prime
WEAK
experimental
Antonyms
STRONG
secondary
WEAK
following last late later
NOUN
person who finds a new place, founds something
Synonyms
STRONG
colonist colonizer developer explorer founder guide homesteader immigrant innovator leader pathfinder pilgrim scout settler squatter trailblazer
WEAK
frontier settler
VERB
invent; lay the groundwork
Synonyms
STRONG
begin colonize create develop discover establish explore found initiate instigate institute launch originate prepare spearhead start
WEAK
go out in front map out open up show the way take the lead trailblaze
Antonyms
STRONG
cease complete conclude destroy die end finish halt ignore neglect prevent ruin stop terminate

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So she wasn’t alone and she wasn’t the pioneer, but she was a pioneer.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

Emerging market investing pioneer Mark Mobius died at 89.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Avid, founded in 1987, is based in Burlington, Mass., and has since established itself as a pioneer in digital audio and video editing software.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Its chief executive, Don Griffith, stepped away from a different regional bank in the late 1980s to help private-equity pioneer KKR identify potential deals among the lenders upended by a credit crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Dr. Pickett himself was a pioneer in the field of working out sane methods of insect control that take full advantage of the predatory and parasitic species.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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