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• n  someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
• n  one the first colonists or settlers in a new territory
  they went west as pioneers with only the possessions they could carry with them
• v  open up an area or prepare a way
  She pioneered a graduate program for women students
• v  take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of
  This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants
• v  open up and explore a new area
  pioneer space

• The edokko , the natives of Tokyo, have a special gift: an ability to push the envelope, to innovate, to pioneer.
• That quest ultimately led Santaolalla, 53, to help pioneer the fusion of conventional rock and traditional Latin music sometimes called rock en Espaol.
• Hedwig Crusemann Heyl, 84, ''Hindenburg of the Kitchen," pioneer German feminist and kindergarten sponsor; in Berlin.

• innovator
• trailblazer
• groundbreaker
• open up
• initiate

News & Articles

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• Pioneer hires Cowley as boys basketball coach
  Pioneer’s boys basketball team will undergo a youth movement in the coming year. The Panthers will also have a young coach at the helm.
  June 12, 2013 - Pharos-Tribune
• Pioneer Natural Resources to Participate in The Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. Energy Conference
  Pioneer Natural Resources Company today announced that Tim Dove, President and Chief Operating Officer will participate in The Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. Energy Co
  June 11, 2013 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
• Pioneer district gets new superintendent
  HANFORD — The Pioneer Union Elementary School District will be getting a new chief when school resumes in August.
  June 11, 2013 - The Hanford Sentinel

Quotes

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• President Bush in Times Online
  Mr Bush said: "We will help in any way we can. There'sa certain spirit in the Midwest of our country, a pioneer spirit that still exists, and I'm confident this community will be rebuilt."
• Rick Wagoner in USA Today
  Roger was truly a pioneer in the fast-moving global industry that we now take for granted,Wagoner said.
• Robert Parker in Chicago Tribune
  He had the single greatest influence in this country with respect to high-quality wine and its place at the table,Parker wrote on his Web site. "An exceptional man . . . a true pioneer . . . a legendary pathfinder . . . and I feel so...