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- Dictionarypioneering/ˌpʌɪəˈnɪərɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. involving new ideas or methods: "his pioneering work on consciousness"
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PIONEERING definition: 1. using ideas and methods that have never been used before: 2. using ideas and methods that have…. Learn more.
noun. pi· o· neer ˌpī-ə-ˈnir. Synonyms of pioneer. 1. : a member of a military unit usually of construction engineers. 2. a. : a person or group that originates or helps open up a new line of thought or activity or a new method or technical development. b. : one of the first to settle in a territory. 3.
a person who is one of the first people to do something: one of the pioneers of modern science. a pioneer heart surgeon. a person who goes to an area and builds a house, begins a farm, etc.: The pioneers went west across North America, cutting down forests and planting new crops. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Pioneering definition: being a pioneer, one of the first to settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others. See examples of PIONEERING used in a sentence.
Pioneering work or a pioneering individual does something that has not been done before, for example by developing or using new methods or techniques.
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of early settlers: the pioneer spirit. 2. Leading the way; trailblazing: a pioneer treatment for cancer. v. pi·o·neered, pi·o·neer·ing, pi·o·neers. v.tr. 1. a. To venture into (an area) or prepare (a way): rockets that pioneered outer space.
Definition of pioneering adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Someone who is referred to as a pioneer in a particular area of activity is one of the first people to be involved in it and develop it. ...one of the leading pioneers of British photo journalism. [ + of/in] ...Amelia Earhart, the pioneer pilot. 2. verb.
a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others. one who is first or among the earliest in any field of inquiry, enterprise, or progress: pioneers in cancer research.
noun. /ˌpaɪəˈnɪə (r)/ /ˌpaɪəˈnɪr/ pioneer (in/of something) a person who is the first to study and develop a particular area of knowledge, culture, etc. that other people then continue to develop synonym trailblazer. a pioneer in the field of microsurgery. a computer pioneer. a pioneer aviator.
