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adjective
- 1. involving new ideas or methods: "his pioneering work on consciousness"
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adjective. uk / ˌpaɪəˈnɪərɪŋ / us. Add to word list. being the first to do or use a particular new idea: pioneering research / work / study. a pioneering technique / treatment / technology. a pioneering company/bank/firm a pioneering BioTech company.
noun. pi· o· neer ˌpī-ə-ˈnir. Synonyms of pioneer. 1. : a member of a military unit usually of construction engineers. 2. a. : a person or group that originates or helps open up a new line of thought or activity or a new method or technical development. b. : one of the first to settle in a territory. 3.
Pioneering definition: being a pioneer, one of the first to settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others. See examples of PIONEERING used in a sentence.
a person who is one of the first people to do something: one of the pioneers of modern science. a pioneer heart surgeon. a person who goes to an area and builds a house, begins a farm, etc.: The pioneers went west across North America, cutting down forests and planting new crops. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Pioneering work or a pioneering individual does something that has not been done before, for example by developing or using new methods or techniques. The school has won awards for its pioneering work with the community.
Definition of pioneering adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define pioneering. pioneering synonyms, pioneering pronunciation, pioneering translation, English dictionary definition of pioneering. n. 1. One who ventures into unknown or unclaimed territory to settle. 2. One who opens up new areas of thought, research, or development: a pioneer in...
adjective. being the earliest, original, first of a particular kind, etc.: a pioneer method of adult education. of, relating to, or characteristic of pioneers: pioneer justice. being a pioneer: a pioneer fur trader. Pioneer. 1. / ˌpaɪəˈnɪə / noun.
noun. /ˌpaɪəˈnɪə (r)/ /ˌpaɪəˈnɪr/ pioneer (in/of something) a person who is the first to study and develop a particular area of knowledge, culture, etc. that other people then continue to develop synonym trailblazer. a pioneer in the field of microsurgery. a computer pioneer. a pioneer aviator.
Someone who is referred to as a pioneer in a particular area of activity is one of the first people to be involved in it and develop it. ...one of the leading pioneers of British photo journalism. [ + of/in] ...Amelia Earhart, the pioneer pilot. 2. verb.
