Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - pioneer
Pioneer
pioneer
n. & v. --n. 1 an initiator of a new enterprise, an inventor, etc. 2 an explorer or settler; a colonist. 3 Mil. a member of an infantry group preparing roads, terrain, etc. for the main body of troops. --v. 1 a tr. initiate or originate (an enterprise etc.). b intr. act or prepare the way as a pioneer. 2 tr. Mil. open up (a road etc.) as a pioneer. 3 tr. go before, lead, or conduct (another person or persons). Etymology: F pionnier foot-soldier, pioneer, OF paonier, peon(n)ier (as PEON)
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I. noun see: pawn Date: 1523 a member of a military unit usually of construction engineers, 2. a person or group that originates or helps open up a new line of thought or activity or a new method or technical development, one of the first to settle in a territory, a plant or animal capable of establishing itself in a bare, barren, or open area and initiating an ecological cycle, II. verb Date: 1780 intransitive verb to act as a ~ , transitive verb to open or prepare for others to follow, to originate or take part in the development of, III. adjective Date: 1836 original, earliest, relating to or being a ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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