Pioneer men and women had a hard life, and so did their children.
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Pioneer
/ˌpaɪ.əˈnɪɹ/
Synonyms for "pioneer" (256 found)
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Closest matches (52)
Noun(12 words)
actuateadvance guardadventurerairheadalpinistancestorannouncerantecedentapolloastronautavant gardeavant-gardebattle linebe in frontbe the front-runnerbeachheadbeginbellwetherblaze the trailbreak ground
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break the icebreak the trailbridgeheadbuccinatorbushwhackercamperclimbercoincolonialcolonistcolonizercombat engineercomers and goerscommutercosmopolitecreatecruiserdevelopdiscover
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (76)
Noun(22 words)
discovererexploreexplorerfirstbornforeladyforerunnerforerunnersforraderfounderfountainheadsfrontier settlerfrontiersmenfrontrunnergroundbreakgroundbreakerhomesteadersinaugurateinfluencerinitiateinnovate
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earliestearlyengineerestablishexcursionistexplorerfarefarthest outpostfirstfirst lineforebearforebearsforefrontforegoerforerunforerunnerforge aheadfoundfrontfront line
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front rankfront runnerfront-runnerfrontiersmanfuglemangeminiglobe trotterglobe-girdlerglobe-trottergo beforegoergroundbreakerguidehajjiharbingerheadhead upheraldhomesteaderimmigrantinaugurateinitialinitiateinnovateinnovatorinstituteintroduceintroduce new bloodinventjet setjet-setter
Related words (128)
journeyerkick offlaunchlay the foundationlay the groundworkleadlead offlead runnerlead the wayleaderlinemaidenmake innovationsmarinermessengermountaineerneologizenesteropen uporiginal
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originateoutguardoutpostpacemakerpalmerpassengerpasserbypathfinderpilgrimpilotplanterpointprecedeprecedentprecursorpredecessorprimaryprimeprobeput in motionrailheadrevolutionizerubberneckrubberneckersailorsappersapper and minersatellitescoutseabeeset in motionset offset upsettlershow the waysightseersoonerspace probespacecraftspearheadsquatterstand firststand in frontstartstormy petrelstraphangertake the initiativetake the leadtake the plungetourertouristtrailblazertrailbreakertransienttravelertrekkertrend-settertriggertripperusher invanvanguardvaunt-courierviatorvisiting firemanvoortrekkervoyagervoyageurwayfarerworld-traveler
Noun(33 words)
kandinskileadlead the waymodernistsmore colonialmost advancedmost industrial-revolutionarynevelsonnonesuchopen uporiginalsoriginateoriginatoroutriderspacesetterpacesetterspathbreakerpathfinderpioneer of medicinerevolutionary
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scientific innovatorsettlesettlerssoddyspearheadstallchieftech pioneertech pioneerstrailblazerstrendsettertrendsettingvanguardswarhol
Verb(2 words)
open upspearheaded
Adjective(3 words)
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16 entriesCollocations
11 entriesmedical pioneerpioneer erapioneer innovationspioneer methodspioneer new techniquespioneer researchpioneer spiritpioneer technologypioneering workspace pioneertech pioneer
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
19 total sentences available.
He is what we call a pioneer.
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He is a pioneer in this field.
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He was a pioneer in this field.
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