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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPionier
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Pionier
"Er war ein Pionier auf dem Gebiet der Computertechnik."
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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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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pioneer" is said worldwide
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pionnier
Transliteration: pionnier
"Il est un véritable pionnier de l'aviation."
Pionier
Transliteration: Pionier
"Er war ein Pionier auf dem Gebiet der Computertechnik."
pioniere
Transliteration: pioniere
"È stato un pioniere della medicina moderna."
pionero
Transliteration: pionero
"Marie Curie fue una pionera en la investigación de la radiactividad."
pioneiro
Transliteration: pioneiro
"Ele foi um pioneiro da internet no Brasil."
अग्रणी
Transliteration: agrani
"वह अंतरिक्ष अनुसंधान में एक अग्रणी थे।"
先锋
Transliteration: xiānfēng
"她人工智领域的先锋。"
개척자
Transliteration: gaechokja
"그는 현대 미술의 개척자이다."
パイオニア
Transliteration: paionia
"彼は宇宙開発のパイオニアです。"
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