pioneer
    n 1: someone who helps to open up a new line of research or
         technology or art [syn: pioneer, innovator,
         trailblazer, groundbreaker]
    2: one the first colonists or settlers 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: pioneer, open up]
    2: take the lead or initiative in; participate in the
       development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart
       transplants" [syn: initiate, pioneer]
    3: open up and explore a new area; "pioneer space"

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]

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]

Pioneer, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio
   Population (2000):    1460
   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

Pioneer, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
   Population (2000):    21
   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

Pioneer, LA -- U.S. village in Louisiana
   Population (2000):    171
   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