· someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
Synonym(s): innovator, trailblazer, groundbreaker
Hypernym(s): originator, conceiver, mastermind
· one of the first colonists or settlers in a new territory; "they went west as pioneers with only the possessions they could carry with them"
Hypernym(s): settler, colonist
· open up an area or prepare a way; "She pioneered a graduate program for women students"
Synonym(s): open_up
Hypernym(s): introduce, innovate
· take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"
Synonym(s): initiate
· open up and explore a new area; "pioneer space"
Hypernym(s): explore