🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Pionier

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Pionier

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pioneer/ˌpaɪəˈnɪər/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Er war ein Pionier auf dem Gebiet der Computertechnik."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who is the first to study or develop a particular area of knowledge, culture, or other activity.

    "She was a pioneer in the field of molecular biology."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Late Middle English (denoting a foot soldier who dug trenches, etc.): from Old French peonier, variant of pionier, from peon 'foot soldier'. The sense 'originate or help to open up (a new line of thought or activity)' dates from the mid 19th century.

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