pioneer
noun
a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
pioneered
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past participleof pioneer.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof pioneer.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
pioneernouna person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
Example Sentences
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Can major marketers adopt the fan-first marketing strategies pioneered by startups?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis had pioneered a new brand of comedy, soothed postwar America’s psyche and made a nation laugh again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
But the suffragist Swede who pioneered netball in England was anything but quiet.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
“Clint really pioneered in that election the idea of running competing ballot measures,” Ross said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
He had reduced private ownership of land, nationalized certain sectors of the economy, pioneered rapid industrialization, democratized education, and built a modem army.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
