Pioneer

/ˌpaɪəˈnɪəɹ/ noun verb

One who goes before, as into the wilderness, preparing the way for others to follow.

Meaning

  1. (noun) One who goes before, as into the wilderness, preparing the way for others to follow.
  2. (noun) A person or other entity who is first or among the earliest in any field of inquiry, enterprise, or progress. “Certain politicians can be considered as pioneers of reform.”
  3. (noun) A soldier detailed or employed to form roads, dig trenches, and make bridges, as an army advances; a sapper.
  4. (noun) A member of any of several European organizations advocating abstinence from alcohol.
  5. (noun) A child of 10–16 years in the former Soviet Union, in the second of the three stages in becoming a member of the Communist Party.
  6. (verb) To be the first to do or achieve (something), preparing the way for others to follow. “The young doctor pioneered a new life-saving surgical technique.”

Letter breakdown

  • Pioneer contains 7 letters: 4 vowel(s) and 3 consonant(s).
  • It uses 6 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 2.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 9.

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What does Pioneer mean?

One who goes before, as into the wilderness, preparing the way for others to follow.

How many letters are in Pioneer?

Pioneer has 7 letters.

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