pionnier.
pioneer, soldier employed to form roads, dig trenches, and make bridges, as an army advances
Meaning & usage
pioneer, soldier employed to form roads, dig trenches, and make bridges, as an army advances
pioneer, one who goes before, as into the wilderness, preparing the way for others to follow
precursor
Les pionniers de la civilisation.
pioneer, child of 10–16 years in the former Soviet Union, in the second of the three stages in becoming a member of the Communist Party
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle French pionnier, from Old French peonier (“infantryman”), from peon (“footman”) (modern French pion), from Latin pedōnem.
pioneering, avant-garde
un esprit pionnier
The Shadows est un groupe pionnier du rock britannique.
first to colonize
La végétation pionnière est le premier type de végétation colonisant un milieu.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle French pionnier, from Old French peonier (“infantryman”), from peon (“footman”) (modern French pion), from Latin pedōnem.
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