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pioneer

/ˌpaɪəˈnɪə/pigh-uh-NIR
/ˌpaɪəˈnɪɹ/pigh-uh-NIR

Meaninga foot-soldier

Common meaning: person who opens the way for others

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchpeon‘a foot-soldier’source
  2. Frenchmeaning shiftsa foot-soldier → a pionerpionnier‘a pioner’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa pioner → person who opens the way for otherspioneer‘person who opens the way for others’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French peon ‘a foot-soldier’.

Roots

  • peon Old French “a foot-soldier”

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