Pioneer

Spanish Meaning

pionero

colonizador

explorador

zapador

iniciador

explorar

promover

sentar las bases de

iniciar

colonizar

abrir el camino

English Meaning

  1. One who ventures into unknown or unclaimed territory to settle.
  2. One who opens up new areas of thought, research, or development: a pioneer in aviation.
  3. A soldier who performs construction and demolition work in the field to facilitate troop movements.
  4. Ecology An animal or plant species that establishes itself in a previously barren environment.
  5. Of, relating to, or characteristic of early settlers: the pioneer spirit.
  6. Leading the way; trailblazing: a pioneer treatment for cancer.
  7. To open up (an area) or prepare (a way): rockets that pioneered outer space.
  8. To settle (a region).
  9. To initiate or participate in the development of: surgeons who pioneered organ transplants.
  10. To act as a pioneer: pioneered in development of the laser.