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pioneer1 nounpioneer2 verb pioneerpi‧o‧neer1 /ˌpaɪəˈnɪə $ -ˈnɪr/ ●○○ noun [countable]   pioneer1Origin: 1500-1600 Old French peonier ‘soldier’, from peon, from Medieval Latin pedo; ➔ PAWN1 - Many of the early pioneers left after a long cold winter.
- As with any racial pioneer, Davis' path was not easy.
- Earlie is one of a small but growing group of urban pioneers whose frontier is the central city.
- He also had a working association with the civil engineer Robert Sabine, one of the pioneers of transatlantic telegraphy.
- I never once thought about being a pioneer.
- I will bless thee, black-vested minister of optimism, stern pioneer of happiness!
- In terms of narratology, the author is almost a pioneer of postmodernism in his use of cyclical narrative.
- Robey was a pioneer who gave black talent a shot, a black surviving in a racist industry.
- There are people out there who really do see him as the pioneer of a computer-generated escape from reality.
► pioneer in the field of He was a pioneer in the field of biotechnology. (=research that produces completely new information)· Watson did pioneering research on the long-term effects of dieting. ADJECTIVE► early· I was not altogether unhappy at the Publicity Printers during those early pioneer days.· But it certainly was a big help to early pioneers trying to come up with colorful place-names. 1someone who is important in the early development of something, and whose work or ideas are later developed by other peoplepioneer of John Whitney was a pioneer of computer animation. He was a pioneer in the field of biotechnology.2one of the first people to travel to a new country or area and begin living there, farming etc: the early pioneers of the Dakota territorypioneer1 nounpioneer2 verb pioneerpioneer2 ●○○ verb [transitive] VERB TABLEpioneer |
| Present | I, you, we, they | pioneer | | he, she, it | pioneers | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | pioneered | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have pioneered | | he, she, it | has pioneered | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had pioneered | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will pioneer | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have pioneered |
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| Present | I | am pioneering | | he, she, it | is pioneering | | you, we, they | are pioneering | | Past | I, he, she, it | was pioneering | | you, we, they | were pioneering | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been pioneering | | he, she, it | has been pioneering | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been pioneering | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be pioneering | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been pioneering |
- He pioneered techniques for photographing moving objects.
- Heart-transplant surgery was pioneered by Professor Christian Barnard.
- Merrell pioneered the use of Velcro instead of laces on boots.
- After college, Kobliner worked for Sylvia Porter, the famed author and columnist who pioneered the personal-finance field.
- Although Garfield's tone is a little dry, Mauve is a fitting tribute to the man who pioneered industrial chemistry.
- Brownell did pioneering research on the ill effects of yo-yo dieting.
- It has exploited the internet to pioneer a model of global activism.
- Newer stealth planes, including the B-2 bomber and the F-22, use the curve structure pioneered by Tacit Blue.
- Ramsay pioneered the informal portrait in the fashionable world of London.
- She pioneered one of the first televised courses for nursing education in 1961.
- Willows, which pioneered the succession during the Late-glacial period, do the same on urban areas.
to do something that has never been done before► be the first to do something · The Spanish were the first to keep cattle in the American deserts.· She was the first to see the link between poverty and poor health.be the first person to do something · Yuri Gagarin became the first man to fly in space. ► show the way/lead the way to be the first to do something, especially something good or successful, which may encourage others to do something similar: · Once the Japanese had shown the way, manufacturers in other countries soon began to use robots on a large scale.lead the way in doing something: · The company has led the way in developing environmentally friendly products. ► never been done/attempted/tried before use this about something someone does or tries to do that no-one has ever done before: · The special effects in the movie included things that had never been done before.· Because of advances in technology, we are able to try something that has never been attempted before. ► pioneer to be the first to invent or find a new method of doing something, and make it possible or easier for others to do the same: · He pioneered techniques for photographing moving objects.· Heart-transplant surgery was pioneered by Professor Christiaan Barnard. ► pioneering using new and better methods or ideas for the first time: · Her pioneering work in the field of education will be remembered.· Cowley's pioneering development of modern emergency medicine helped save countless lives. ► break new ground if someone or their work breaks new ground , their work is completely new and different from anything that existed before: · Roosevelt's social reform program broke new ground.· The album is enjoyable, but breaks no new ground.· There's a lot of new ground being broken in the field of genetic research. ► break the mould British /mold American to be the first to do something in a different way from the way it was usually done before: · The governor urged teachers to break the mold in establishing new ways of teaching.· The new party promised to break the mould of British politics. ► pioneering research (=research that produces completely new information)· Watson did pioneering research on the long-term effects of dieting. NOUN► company· The big question is whether other cable companies will follow pioneers such as Comcast. ► concept· However, Dymag, which is based in Chippenham, Wilts, has pioneered the concept for road bikes. ► field· Major multinational manufacturers have pioneered the field of environmental auditing.· This is not drag, Bailey insists, although the entertainer could be credited with pioneering the field of female impersonation.· After college, Kobliner worked for Sylvia Porter, the famed author and columnist who pioneered the personal-finance field. ► idea· The Great Western pioneered the idea but it never caught on in the rest of the country. ► method· Roebling had pioneered fireproof construction methods, especially the use of reinforced concrete. ► technique· Rhone-Poulenc pioneered a technique for raising cash by issuing exotic securities which have the quality of both debt and equity.· Besides scoring consumers, Fair, Isaac pioneered using the same techniques to grant loans to businesses.· Ten years ago the marketing firm Play pioneered the techniques now taking off here. ► use· The United States has pioneered the use of genetics in agriculture.· Merrell also pioneered the use of Velcro instead of laces.· A fast food restaurant chain in the United States is pioneering the use of pagers for its waiters.· Rock bands are pioneering its use. ► work· The pioneering work of E Schmid and J.W.· He did pioneering work in figuring out the nuts and bolts of sustainability.· Roberts and Brodie's pioneering work on sports careers gives us a crucial insight into the formation of preferences for sports participation.· His pioneering work on semiconductors has made him perhaps the most famous figure in Silicon Valley.· Parasol have been pioneering work with puppets for 25 years, originally as part of the Polka Children's Theatre in Wimbledon.· Some on the edge of pioneering new work styles have been featured in breathy articles for the popular business press.· Stephen Wolfram, a mathematical genius who did pioneering work on the varieties of computer algorithms agrees. to be the first person to do, invent, or use something: The new cancer treatment was pioneered in the early eighties by Dr Sylvia Bannerjee. |