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Meaning of Pioneer | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˌpaɪ.əˈnɪə(ɹ)

Definitions

  1. A person born on or before 31 December 1949 and possessing Singapore citizenship on or before 31 December 1986, given this status and certain benefits to recognise their contributions to Singapore's early development.
  2. A census-designated place in Amador County, California, United States.
  3. One who goes before, as into the wilderness, preparing the way for others to follow.
  4. A person or other entity who is first or among the earliest in any field of inquiry, enterprise, or progress.
  5. A planning area in the West Region of Singapore.
  6. A locality in Dorset council area, north eastern Tasmania, Australia.
  7. A soldier detailed or employed to form roads, dig trenches, and make bridges, as an army advances; a sapper.
  8. A member of any of several European organizations advocating abstinence from alcohol.
  9. A member of a children’s organization operated by the Communist Party, typically in the second of three stages toward becoming a member of the Party itself.
  10. Alternative letter-case form of Pioneer (“A Singaporean born on or before 31 December 1949, who is entitled to various healthcare and social support schemes.”).
    Singapore, alt-of

Equivalents

العربية الرائد
Azərbaycanca pioner
Català pioner pionera
Čeština pionýr průkopník
Esperanto pioniro
فارسی پیشتاز
Français pionnier pionnière
עברית חלוץ
हिन्दी अग्रणी
Հայերեն ռահվիրա
Bahasa Indonesia pelopor penganjur perintis pion pionir visioner
Қазақша ізашар пионер
Bahasa Melayu perintis
Nederlands pioneer pionier
Português pioneiro

Examples

“Some people will consider their national heroes to be pioneers of civilization.”
“Certain politicians can be considered as pioneers of reform.”
“As towns continue to grow, replanting vegetation has become a form of urban utopia and green roofs are spreading fast. Last year 1m square metres of plant-covered roofing was built in France, as much as in the US, and 10 times more than in Germany, the pioneer in this field.”
“[King of] Fess. What thinks your greatnes beſt to be atchieu’d In purſuit of the Cities ouerthrow? Bai[azeth]. I wil the captiue Pioners of Argier, Cut off the water, that by leaden pipes Runs to the citie from the mountain Carnon, […]”
“Perhaps the pioneer generation, having experienced unity in solidarity, will show the rest of Singapore the way.”
“A fenceless open-air museum […] that captures the spirit and struggles of Singapore's pioneer generation.”
“Now they are trying hard, working hard, in trying to "give back" […] to the older people classified as "pioneer generations" […]”
“As someone from the Pioneer Generation, I have experienced much hardship […] from the scourge of water-rationing in the 1960s […]”

CEFR level

C2
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