What does "pioneer" mean?

Pioneer: One who goes before, as into the wilderness, preparing the way for others to follow; as, pioneers of civilization; pioneers of reform.

Additional senses

  1. 2.To go before, and prepare or open a way for; to act as pioneer. PIONEERS' DAY Pi`o*neers'" Day. In Utah, a legal holiday, July 24, commemorated the arrival, in 1847, of Brigham Young and his followers at the present site of Salt Lake City.

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