Synonyms for pioneer
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Noun
1. Innovator
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
One who goes before, as into the wilderness, preparing the way for others to follow.
Related words
- Phrases
- pioneer scarf
Forms
- Plural
- pioneers → innovators, trailblazers, groundbreakers, pathbreakers…
Example sentences
- innovator Tom is the best innovator at our company.
- trailblazer Jane Goodall is a trailblazer for women in science.
- leader We need a new leader to pull our company together.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| pioneer | falling | |
| innovator | steady | |
| trailblazer | rising | |
| groundbreaker | steady | |
| pathbreaker | steady | |
| leader | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- leader2
- 7 letters
- settler3
- 8 letters
- teetotal
- 9 letters
- precursor3, innovator4
- 11 letters
- trailblazer3, pathbreaker
- 13 letters
- groundbreaker
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (leader2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- pionnier
- Italiano
- iniziatore
- Español
- gastador
- Deutsch
- Bahnbrecher