pioneer
C1UK /ˌpaɪəˈnɪə(r)/US /ˌpaɪəˈnɪr/
Meaning
noun
a person who is the first to study and develop a particular area of knowledge, culture, etc. that other people then continue to develop
“a pioneer in the field of microsurgery”
verb
when somebody pioneers something, they are one of the first people to do, discover or use something new
“a new technique pioneered by surgeons in a London hospital”
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