Pioneer

//ˌpaɪ.əˈnɪɹ//

Synonyms for "pioneer" (193 found)

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Closest matches (39)

Verb(1 words)
break new ground

Strong matches (58)

Verb(1 words)
initiate

Related words (96)

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Synonyms

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capable of

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Translations

144 translations across 49 languages.

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Albanian

2 entries
  • pioner noun (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc)
  • pionier noun (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc)

Armenian

3 entries
  • պիոներ noun (one who goes before)
  • պիոներ noun (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc)
  • ռահվիրա noun (one who goes before)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • pioner noun (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • першаадкрыва́льнік noun (one who goes before)
  • першапрахо́дзец noun (one who goes before)
  • піяне́р noun (one who goes before)
  • піяне́р noun (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • пионе́р noun (one who goes before)
  • пионе́р noun (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc)
  • сапьо̀р noun (soldier)

Catalan

2 entries
  • pioner noun (one who goes before)
  • pionera noun (one who goes before)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 先鋒 /先锋 noun (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc)
  • 先驅 /先驱 noun (one who goes before)
  • 先驅者 /先驱者 noun (one who goes before)
  • 少先隊員 /少先队员 noun (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc)

Czech

2 entries
  • pionýr noun (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc)
  • průkopník noun (one who goes before)

Danish

3 entries
  • pioner noun (one who goes before)
  • pioner noun (soldier)
  • pioner noun (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc)

Dutch

2 entries
  • pioneer noun (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc)
  • pionier noun (one who goes before)

Erzya

1 entries
  • панжиця noun (one who goes before)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • pioniro noun (one who goes before)
  • pioniro noun (soldier)

Estonian

2 entries
  • pioneer noun (soldier)
  • pioneer noun (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc)

Finnish

3 entries
  • pioneeri noun (one who goes before)
  • pioneeri noun (soldier)
  • pioneeri noun (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc)

French

3 entries
  • pionnier noun (one who goes before)
  • pionnier noun (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc)
  • pionnière noun (one who goes before)

Galician

3 entries
  • pioneira noun (one who goes before)
  • pioneiro noun (one who goes before)
  • pioneiro noun (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc)

Georgian

4 entries
  • დამწყები noun (one who goes before)
  • თაოსანი noun (one who goes before)
  • ინიციატორი noun (one who goes before)
  • მოწინავე noun (one who goes before)

German

4 entries
  • Pionier noun (one who goes before)
  • Pionier noun (soldier)
  • Pionier noun (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc)
  • Wegbereiter noun (one who goes before)

Greek

1 entries
  • πιονιέρος noun (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • חלוץ noun (one who goes before)

Hindi

1 entries
  • अग्रणी noun (one who goes before)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • pajtás noun (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc)
  • pionír noun (one who goes before)
  • pionír noun (soldier)
  • pionír noun (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc)

Ido

1 entries
  • pioniro noun (one who goes before)

Italian

3 entries
  • pioniera noun (one who goes before)
  • pioniere noun (one who goes before)
  • aprire la strada verb (to be the first)

Japanese

4 entries
  • パイオニア noun (one who goes before)
  • パイオニア noun (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc)
  • ピオネール noun (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc)
  • 先駆者 noun (one who goes before)

Kazakh

3 entries
  • пионер noun (one who goes before)
  • пионер noun (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc)
  • ізашар noun (one who goes before)

Korean

4 entries
  • 개척자 noun (one who goes before)
  • 선구자 noun (one who goes before)
  • 선봉 noun (one who goes before)
  • 파이어니어 noun (one who goes before)

Kven

1 entries
  • eđeskävviijä noun (one who goes before)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • пионер noun (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc)

Latvian

3 entries
  • pioniere noun (one who goes before)
  • pionieris noun (one who goes before)
  • pionieris noun (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • pionierius noun (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc)

Malay

1 entries
  • perintis noun (one who goes before)

Marathi

1 entries
  • अग्रणी noun (one who goes before)

Persian

1 entries
  • پیشتاز noun (one who goes before)

Polish

4 entries
  • apostoł noun (one who goes before)
  • apostołka noun (one who goes before)
  • pionier noun (one who goes before)
  • pionier noun (soldier)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • pioneiro noun (one who goes before)
  • pioneiro noun (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc)

Romanian

4 entries
  • deschizător noun (one who goes before)
  • deschizător de drumuri noun (one who goes before)
  • pionier noun (one who goes before)
  • pionier noun (soldier)

Russian

4 entries
  • первооткрыва́тель noun (one who goes before)
  • первопрохо́дец noun (one who goes before)
  • пионе́р noun (one who goes before)
  • пионе́р noun (soldier)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • pionir noun (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc)
  • пионир noun (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc)

Slovak

2 entries
  • pionier noun (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc)
  • priekopník noun (one who goes before)

Slovene

3 entries
  • pionir noun (one who goes before)
  • pionir noun (soldier)
  • pionir noun (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc)

Spanish

4 entries
  • pionero noun (one who goes before)
  • pionero noun (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc)
  • pionerear verb (to be the first)
  • ser pionero en verb (to be the first)

Swedish

2 entries
  • pionjär noun (one who goes before)
  • pionjär noun (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc)

Tajik

1 entries
  • пионер noun (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc)

Thai

2 entries
  • ผู้บุกเบิก noun (one who goes before)
  • บุกเบิก verb (to be the first)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • pioner noun (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • першовідкрива́ч noun (one who goes before)
  • першопрохо́дець noun (one who goes before)
  • піоне́р noun (one who goes before)
  • піоне́р noun (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • pioner noun (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • namviet noun (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc)

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

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Pioneer men and women had a hard life, and so did their children.

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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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