Antonyms for pioneer
| Grammar : Adj, noun, verb |
| Spell : pahy-uh-neer |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌpaɪ əˈnɪər |
Definition of pioneer
Origin :- 1520s, "foot soldier who prepares the way for the army," from Middle French pionnier "foot-soldier, pioneer," from Old French paonier "foot-soldier" (11c.), from peon (see pawn (n.2)). Figurative sense of "person who goes first or does something first" is from c.1600. Related: Pioneers.
- adj early, first
- noun person who finds a new place, founds something
- verb invent; lay the groundwork
- The pastoral interest is the pioneer interest of a new colony.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- A pioneer is a brave fellow, with the courage of his own curiosity.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- Mr. Gladstone may be regarded as the pioneer of the movement.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- Why, he had promised me that I should have pioneer's rights in the realm of beauty.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- He wanted to be a pioneer only in financial paths; and after all, this was our mountain now.
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
- Every old settler knows what a time the pioneer doctors had.
- Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
- Robert's boyhood was spent in an atmosphere characteristic of pioneer life.
- Extract from : « Ponteach » by Robert Rogers
- But this is sufficient to illustrate the pioneer character of his work and influence.
- Extract from : « Andr » by William Dunlap
- A colorful romance of the pioneer West before the Civil War.
- Extract from : « Polly of Lady Gay Cottage » by Emma C. Dowd
- Columbus stood in his age as the pioneer of progress and enlightenment.
- Extract from : « Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia » by Various
Synonyms for pioneer
- avant-garde
- begin
- brave
- colonist
- colonize
- colonizer
- create
- develop
- developer
- discover
- establish
- experimental
- explore
- explorer
- found
- founder
- frontier settler
- go out in front
- guide
- head
- homesteader
- immigrant
- inaugural
- initial
- initiate
- innovator
- instigate
- institute
- launch
- lead
- leader
- map out
- open up
- original
- originate
- pathfinder
- pilgrim
- prepare
- primary
- prime
- scout
- settler
- show the way
- spearhead
- squatter
- start
- take the lead
- trailblaze
- trailblazer
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