Synonyms for pioneer
ˌpaɪ əˈnɪərpi·o·neer

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:2.8 / 5 votes

1. pioneerverb

   Synonyms:
   break new ground, push the envelope

2. pioneerverb

   To go before and prepare or open a way for; to act as pioneer.

   Synonyms:
   break new ground, push the envelope

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.4 / 10 votes

1. pioneer, innovator, trailblazer, groundbreakernoun

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

   Synonyms:
   groundbreaker, innovator, trailblazer

2. pioneerverb

   one the first colonists or settlers in a new territory

   "they went west as pioneers with only the possessions they could carry with them"

   Synonyms:
   groundbreaker, innovator, trailblazer

3. pioneer, open upverb

   open up an area or prepare a way

   "She pioneered a graduate program for women students"

   Synonyms:
   open up, open, initiate

4. initiate, pioneerverb

   take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of

   "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"

   Synonyms:
   induct, originate, initiate, open up, broach, lead up, start

5. pioneerverb

   open up and explore a new area

   "pioneer space"

   Synonyms:
   open up, initiate

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1. • Cause
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1. explorer

   Submitted by anonymous on January 19, 2021  

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1. List of paraphrases for "pioneer":

   pioneers, trailblazer, forerunner, herald, raed, vanguard, maj., precursor, frontier

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1. Jerry Cuomo:

   Clients tell us that one of the inhibitors of the adoption of blockchain is concerns about security, while there is a sense of urgency to pioneer blockchain for business, most organizations need help to define the ideal cloud environment that enables blockchain networks to run securely in the cloud.

2. Hoonigan Racing:

   Ken was a visionary, a pioneer and an icon. And most importantly, a father and husband, he will be incredibly missed. Please respect the family’s privacy at this time while they grieve.

3. Shell Netherlands:

   In order to realize this project, we will need several new partners, together we will have to pioneer and innovate to bring together all the available knowledge and skills.

4. Charlie Sifford:

   Charlie Sifford also received an honorary doctorate degree from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland for Charlie Sifford career as a pioneer. Charlie Sifford often attended the Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone, not far from Charlie Sifford home in Ohio. During an interview with the AP in 2000, Charlie Sifford said Charlie Sifford was proud of the role in played in making the PGA Tour accessible to blacks.'' If I hadn't acted like a professional when they sent me out, if I did something crazy, there would never be any blacks playing.

5. Harry Crosby:

   The way I view dad is not just through the prism of music and film, he was a pioneer in all the different mediums and all the things that came out of that — technology and music and golf, sportsmanship and hunting. There are a lot of different things that describe the human being.