pioneer

Meanings

1. One who goes before, as into the wilderness, preparing the way for others to follow.
2. A person or other entity who is first or among the earliest in any field of inquiry, enterprise, or progress.
3. A soldier detailed or employed to form roads, dig trenches, and make bridges, as an army advances; a sapper.
4. A member of any of several European organizations advocating abstinence from alcohol.
5. A member of a children’s organization operated by the Communist Party, typically in the second of three stages toward becoming a member of the Party itself.
6. Alternative letter-case form of Pioneer (“A Singaporean born on or before 31 December 1949, who is entitled to various healthcare and social support schemes.”).

1. To be the first to do or achieve (something), preparing the way for others to follow.

1. A person born on or before 31 December 1949 and possessing Singapore citizenship on or before 31 December 1986, given this status and certain benefits to recognise their contributions to Singapore's early development.

1. A census-designated place in Amador County, California, United States.
2. A planning area in the West Region of Singapore.
3. A locality in Dorset council area, north eastern Tasmania, Australia.

Etymology

From Middle French pionnier (“originally, a foot soldier”), Old French peonier, from peon (“a foot soldier”) (modern French: pion). See pawn (in chess).