Synonyms for pioneer
ˌpaɪ əˈnɪərpi·o·neer

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1. pioneerverb

   Synonyms:
   break new ground, push the envelope

2. pioneerverb

   To go before and prepare or open a way for; to act as pioneer.

   Synonyms:
   break new ground, push the envelope

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.4 / 10 votes

1. pioneer, innovator, trailblazer, groundbreakernoun

   someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art

   Synonyms:
   groundbreaker, innovator, trailblazer

2. pioneerverb

   one the first colonists or settlers in a new territory

   "they went west as pioneers with only the possessions they could carry with them"

   Synonyms:
   groundbreaker, innovator, trailblazer

3. pioneer, open upverb

   open up an area or prepare a way

   "She pioneered a graduate program for women students"

   Synonyms:
   open up, open, initiate

4. initiate, pioneerverb

   take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of

   "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"

   Synonyms:
   induct, originate, initiate, open up, broach, lead up, start

5. pioneerverb

   open up and explore a new area

   "pioneer space"

   Synonyms:
   open up, initiate

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1. • Cause
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1. explorer

   Submitted by anonymous on January 19, 2021  

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1. List of paraphrases for "pioneer":

   pioneers, trailblazer, forerunner, herald, raed, vanguard, maj., precursor, frontier

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1. Maren Morris:

   I just want them all to know how much we love them back and just check out their music after this. It's Linda Martell, Yola, Mickey Guyton, Rissi Palmer, Brittney Spencer, Rhiannon Giddens, there are so many amazing Black women that pioneered and continue to pioneer this genre, and I know they're going to come after me, and they've come before me, but you've made this genre so, so beautiful. I hope you know that we see you. Thank you for making me so inspired as a singer in this genre.

2. Jerry Cuomo:

   Clients tell us that one of the inhibitors of the adoption of blockchain is concerns about security, while there is a sense of urgency to pioneer blockchain for business, most organizations need help to define the ideal cloud environment that enables blockchain networks to run securely in the cloud.

3. Yossi Cadan:

   The United States will probably not be the pioneer here.

4. Ray Curry:

   The idea is to pioneer an American-style works council, with a Tennessee flavor.

5. Bettie Page:

   I was not trying to be shocking, or to be a pioneer. I wasn't trying to change society, or to be ahead of my time. I didn't think of myself as liberated, and I don't believe that I did anything important. I was just myself. I didn't know any other way to be, or any other way to live.