pioneer :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

pioneer

n. one the first colonists or settler in a new territory; "they went west as pioneers with only the possessions they could carry with them"

innovator

n. someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art

open up

v. open up an area or prepare a way; "She pioneered a graduate program for women students"

initiate, take the initiative, take the lead

v. take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"

immigrant

n. a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there

adventurer, explorer

n. someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)

adventurer, explorer

n. someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)

astronaut, spaceman, cosmonaut

n. a person trained to travel in a spacecraft; "the Russians called their astronauts cosmonauts"

mountaineer, mountain climber

n. someone who climbs mountains

pilgrim, palmer

n. someone who journeys in foreign lands

pilgrim

n. someone who journeys to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion

guide, scout, pathfinder

n. someone who can find paths through unexplored territory

voyager

n. a traveler to a distant land (especially one who travels by sea)

leader

n. a person who rules or guides or inspires others

commander, commandant, commanding officer

n. an officer in command of a military unit

dictator, potentate

n. a ruler who is unconstrained by law

master

n. directs the work of other

ruler

n. a person who rules or commands; "swayer of the universe"

pacer, pacemaker, pacesetter

n. a horse used to set the pace in racing

trend-setter, taste-maker, fashion arbiter

n. someone who popularizes a new fashion

forerunner, precursor

n. a person who goes before or announces the coming of another

predecessor

n. one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)

work, bring, wreak, make for

v. cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"

inaugurate, kick off, begin formally

v. commence officially

open, set in action

v. begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.; "He opened the meeting with a long speech"

develop

v. be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest; "The plot developed slowly";

break, develop

v. happen; "Report the news as it develops"; "These political movements recrudesce from time to time"

open, set in action

v. begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.; "He opened the meeting with a long speech"

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