pioneer

Definition for pioneer

adjective as in early, first

Strong matches

avant-garde, brave, head, inaugural, initial, lead, original, primary, prime

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noun as in person who finds a new place, founds something

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colonist, colonizer, developer, explorer, founder, guide, homesteader, immigrant, innovator, leader, pathfinder, pilgrim, scout, settler, squatter, trailblazer

Weak match

frontier settler

verb as in invent; lay the groundwork

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begin, colonize, create, develop, discover, establish, explore, found, initiate, instigate, institute, launch, originate, prepare, spearhead, start

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go out in front, map out, open up, show the way, take the lead, trailblaze

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Dos Santos told BBC Africa Daily she never thought of herself in that way but did see herself as a "pioneer".

From BBC

Motorists under the influence of alcohol or drugs could be caught by a pioneering AI camera which is being tested for the first time in Devon and Cornwall.

From BBC

It was the ancestors of these early international pioneers who eventually returned to Europe to populate it.

From BBC

In the 1990s, California pioneered a patients’ rights movement that gave those covered by HMOs a right to second opinions, independent medical reviews of coverage denials and guaranteed coverage of certain commonly denied procedures.

From Los Angeles Times

The expansive Beatles biopic is reportedly picking its leading men to embody music pioneers Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.

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