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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Pioneer \Pi`o*neer"\, n. [F. pionier, orig., a foot soldier, OF.
peonier, fr. OF. peon a foot soldier, F. pion. See Pawn in
chess.]
1. (Mil.) A soldier detailed or employed to form roads, dig
trenches, and make bridges, as an army advances.
[1913 Webster]

2. One who goes before, as into the wilderness, preparing the
way for others to follow; as, pioneers of civilization;
pioneers of reform.
[1913 Webster]

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Pioneer \Pi`o*neer"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Pioneered; p.
pr. & vb. n. Pioneering.]
1. To go before, and prepare or open a way for; to act as
pioneer.
[1913 Webster]

2. to take part in the early development of; to break ground
in; to invent or originate.
[PJC]

WordNet pioneer
n 1: someone who helps to open up a new line of research or
technology or art [syn: innovator, trailblazer, groundbreaker]
2: one the first colonists or settler in a new territory; "they
went west as pioneers with only the possessions they could
carry with them"
v 1: open up an area or prepare a way; "She pioneered a graduate
program for women students" [syn: open up]
2: take the lead or initiative in; participate in the
development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered
heart transplants" [syn: initiate]
3: open up and explore a new area; "pioneer space"

Moby Dictionary
Seabee , actuate , advance guard , adventurer , airhead , alpinist ,
ancestor , announcer , antecedent , astronaut , avant-garde ,
battle line , be in front , be the front-runner , beachhead , begin ,
bellwether , blaze the trail , break ground , break the ice ,
break the trail , bridgehead , buccinator , bushwhacker , camper ,
climber , coin , colonial , colonist , colonizer , combat engineer ,
comers and goers , commuter , cosmopolite , create , cruiser , develop ,
discover , earliest , engineer , establish , excursionist , explorer ,
fare , farthest outpost , first line , forebear , forefront , foregoer ,
forerun , forerunner , forge ahead , found , front , front line ,
front rank , front runner , front-runner , frontiersman , fugleman ,
globe-girdler , globe-trotter , go before , goer , groundbreaker ,
guide , hajji , harbinger , head , head up , herald , homesteader ,
immigrant , inaugurate , initial , initiate , innovate , innovator ,
institute , introduce , introduce new blood , invent , jet set ,
jet-setter , journeyer , kick off , launch , lay the foundation ,
lay the groundwork , lead , lead off , lead runner , lead the way ,
leader , line , maiden , make innovations , mariner , messenger ,
mountaineer , neologize , nester , open up , original , originate ,
outguard , outpost , pacemaker , palmer , passenger , passerby ,
pathfinder , pilgrim , pilot , planter , point , precede , precedent ,
precursor , predecessor , primary , prime , put in motion , railhead ,
revolutionize , rubberneck , rubbernecker , sailor , sapper ,
sapper and miner , scout , set in motion , set off , set up , settler ,
show the way , sightseer , sooner , spearhead , squatter , stand first ,
stand in front , start , stormy petrel , straphanger ,
take the initiative , take the lead , take the plunge , tourer ,
tourist , trailblazer , trailbreaker , transient , traveler , trekker ,
trend-setter , trigger , tripper , usher in , van , vanguard ,
vaunt-courier , viator , visiting fireman , voortrekker , voyager ,
voyageur , wayfarer , world-traveler

Pioneer, CA Zip code(s): 95666 Pioneer, IA (city, FIPS 62985) Location: 42.65348 N, 94.39114 W Population (1990): 46 (16 housing units) Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Pioneer, LA (village, FIPS 60565) Location: 32.73805 N, 91.43590 W Population (1990): 116 (46 housing units) Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 71266 Pioneer, OH (village, FIPS 62834) Location: 41.67803 N, 84.55208 W Population (1990): 1287 (497 housing units) Area: 3.8 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 43554 Pioneer, TN Zip code(s): 37847

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Housing Units (2000): 636
Land area (2000): 1.601162 sq. miles (4.146990 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.063282 sq. miles (0.163899 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.664444 sq. miles (4.310889 sq. km)
FIPS code: 62834
Located within: Ohio (OH) , FIPS 39
Location: 41.680569 N , 84.552796 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 43554
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Pioneer , OH
Pioneer

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Housing Units (2000): 11
Land area (2000): 0.063046 sq. miles (0.163289 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.063046 sq. miles (0.163289 sq. km)
FIPS code: 62985
Located within: Iowa (IA) , FIPS 19
Location: 42.654422 N , 94.390775 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Pioneer , IA
Pioneer

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Housing Units (2000): 70
Land area (2000): 1.088096 sq. miles (2.818156 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.088096 sq. miles (2.818156 sq. km)
FIPS code: 60565
Located within: Louisiana (LA) , FIPS 22
Location: 32.736730 N , 91.434523 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 71266
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Pioneer , LA
Pioneer