pioneer
VERBNOUN
/,paɪə'nir/
7 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
pioneer is a valid 7-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3I1O1N1E1E1R1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING
What does pioneer mean?
VERB · 3 SENSES
1
Take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of.
“This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
Open up an area or prepare a way.
“She pioneered a graduate program for women students”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
3
Open up and explore a new area.
“pioneer space”
BROADER
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
Someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
One of the first colonists or settlers in a new territory.
“they went west as pioneers with only the possessions they could carry with them”
BROADER
NARROWER
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