pioneer
Pronunciation:
/ˌpaɪəˈnɪəɹ/noun
Definitions
One who goes before, as into the wilderness, preparing the way for others to follow.
A person or other entity who is first or among the earliest in any field of inquiry, enterprise, or progress.
Example: Certain politicians can be considered as pioneers of reform.
A soldier detailed or employed to form roads, dig trenches, and make bridges, as an army advances; a sapper.
A member of any of several European organizations advocating abstinence from alcohol.
verb
Definitions
To be the first to do or achieve (something), preparing the way for others to follow.
Example: The young doctor pioneered a new life-saving surgical technique.