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" One who goes before to prepare or open up the way for others to follow; one who begins, or takes part in beginning, some enterprise, course of action. "
Tropical Medicine: An Illustrated History of The Pioneers - Page xv
by Gordon Cook - 2007 - 296 pages
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Lexicography and the OED: Pioneers in the Untrodden Forest

Lynda Mugglestone - Language Arts & Disciplines - 2000 - 306 pages
...formal definition in the fascicle Ph to Piper, edited by Murray himself, and published in June 1906: 'One who goes before to prepare or open up the way...etc.; an original investigator, explorer, or worker, in any department of knowledge or activity.' With its emphasis on both original exploration and new...
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Global Civil Society 2004/5

Helmut K Anheier, Marlies Glasius, Mary Kaldor - Political Science - 2004 - 398 pages
...generate environmental, economic, and social benefits. The Oxford English Dictionary defines 'pioneer' as 'One who goes before to prepare or open up the way...in beginning, some enterprise, course of action.' An older meaning is a foot soldier who clears the way for the main body of the army to follow. These...
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Global Civil Society 2004/5

Helmut K Anheier - Education - 2004 - 448 pages
...environmental, economic, and social benefits. The Oxford English Dictionary defines 'pioneer' as 'Gne who goes before to prepare or open up the way for...in beginning, some enterprise, course of action.' An older meaning is a foot soldier who clears the way for the main body of the army to follow. These...
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