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Definition: Pioneer |
PioneerNoun1. Someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art. 2. One the first colonists or settler in a new territory; "they went west as pioneers with only the possessions they could carry with them". Verb1. Open up an area or prepare a way; "She pioneered a graduate program for women students". 2. Take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "pioneer" was first used: 1523. (references) |
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Food & Agriculture | By further extension, a species planted to prepare a site for a succession species, and therefore constituting a nurse crop. Source: European Union. (references) |
| A)a plant capable of invading bare sites, e. g. newly exposed soil, and persisting there or colonising them, until supplanted by successional species; b)by extension, any new arrival in the early stages of succession, with particular reference to certain species whose presence appears to promote the establishment of more exacting species. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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Pioneer is a city located in Humboldt County, Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 21.Geography
Pioneer is located at 42°39'16" North, 94°23'27" West (42.654422, -94.390775)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²). 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 21 people, 10 households, and 6 families residing in the city. The population density is 135.1/km² (333.1/mi²). There are 11 housing units at an average density of 70.8/km² (174.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 100.00% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 10 households out of which 20.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% are married couples living together, 0.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% are non-families. 30.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 20.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.10 and the average family size is 2.67. In the city the population is spread out with 19.0% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 19.0% from 25 to 44, 33.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 52 years. For every 100 females there are 162.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 112.5 males. The median income for a household in the city is $19,375, and the median income for a family is $36,875. Males have a median income of $22,083 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the city is $10,079. 50.0% of the population and 28.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 100.0% are under the age of 18 and 0.0% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Pioneer, Iowa."
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Pioneer is a village located in West Carroll Parish, Louisiana. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 171.Geography
Pioneer is located at 32°44'12" North, 91°26'4" West (32.736730, -91.434523)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²). 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 171 people, 65 households, and 39 families residing in the village. The population density is 60.6/km² (157.2/mi²). There are 70 housing units at an average density of 24.8/km² (64.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 47.37% White, 52.63% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 65 households out of which 27.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.4% are married couples living together, 23.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 38.5% are non-families. 32.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.63 and the average family size is 3.40. In the village the population is spread out with 29.2% under the age of 18, 14.0% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 30 years. For every 100 females there are 76.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 80.6 males. The median income for a household in the village is $17,614, and the median income for a family is $19,375. Males have a median income of $17,917 versus $23,125 for females. The per capita income for the village is $9,842. 50.3% of the population and 41.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 58.8% are under the age of 18 and 23.7% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Pioneer, Louisiana."
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Pioneer is a village located in Williams County, Ohio. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 1,460.Geography
Pioneer is located at 41°40'50" North, 84°33'10" West (41.680569, -84.552796)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4.3 km² (1.7 mi²). 4.1 km² (1.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 3.61% water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 1,460 people, 593 households, and 400 families residing in the village. The population density is 352.3/km² (911.8/mi²). There are 636 housing units at an average density of 153.5/km² (397.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 97.40% White, 0.34% African American, 0.62% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.68% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. 1.99% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 593 households out of which 31.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% are married couples living together, 10.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% are non-families. 28.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 11.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.46 and the average family size is 3.00. In the village the population is spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 97.1 males. The median income for a household in the village is $37,153, and the median income for a family is $46,369. Males have a median income of $32,917 versus $21,466 for females. The per capita income for the village is $18,024. 6.5% of the population and 5.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 8.0% are under the age of 18 and 5.3% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Pioneer, Ohio."
Synonyms: PioneerSynonyms: innovator (n), initiate (v), open up (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Front | Pioneer; (precursor); metoposcopy. |
Precursor | Noun: precursor, antecedent, precedent, predecessor; forerunner, vancourier, avant-coureur, pioneer, prodrome, prodromos, prodromus, outrider; leader, bellwether; herald, harbinger; foreboding; dawn; avant-courier, avant-garde, bellmare, forelooper, foreloper, stalking-horse, voorlooper, voortrekker. |
Preparation | Preparer, trainer; pioneer, trailblazer; avant-courrier, avant-coureur; voortrekker; sappers and miners, pavior, navvy; packer, stevedore; warming pan. |
Teacher | Expositor; preceptor, guide; guru; mentor; (adviser); pioneer, apostle, missionary, propagandist, munshi, example; (model for imitation). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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Movie/TV Titles | Pioneer Woman (1973) Little Pioneer (1937) The Old Pioneer (1934) Pioneer Days (1930) The Vanishing Pioneer (1928) | |
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English physician Edward Jenner was an early pioneer in the development of smallpox vaccination. In 1796 he discovered that inoculation with cowpox gave immunity to smallpox. By 1801 over 100,000 persons in England had been vaccinated. Credit: CDC. | ![]() | Pioneer at TRW. Credit: NASA. | |
![]() | Pioneer F/G Plaque. Credit: NASA. | ![]() | Pioneer III Probe. Credit: NASA. |
![]() | Pioneer 11 Image of Saturn and its Moon Titan. Credit: NASA. | ![]() | Artist's concept of a Pioneer Venus probe entering Venus' atmosphere. Credit: NASA. |
![]() | Ultraviolet image of Venus' clouds as seen by the Pioneer Venus Orbiter (Feb. 26, 1979). Credit: NASA. | ![]() | 3-D image from NOAA Exclusive Economic Zone Mapping Project Pioneer Seamount and Pioneer Canyon. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
![]() | A bull sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) doesn't agree that Coast Surveyors should land on his rock. Waving flare in vain attempting to frighten him off Crew off of Coast and Geodetic Survey Ship PIONEER. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. | ![]() | 3-Dimensional image of Monterey Canyon system, Pioneer and Guide Seamounts, and approximately 9,000 square nautical miles of continental slope area. This image was derived from approximately 4,000,000 soundings acquired by the NOAA Exclusiv e Economic Zone Mapping Project. At the time this was made, it was the largest computer-generated 3-D view of the seafloor ever generated by multi-beam data. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |
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| "A cool old door" by Velda Christensen Commentary: "Here's an old pioneer cabin door. I think the deadbolt was added later. ;)." | "Born and Died" by Karl-Erik Bennion Commentary: "Tombstone of a pioneer." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. | |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | She is a pioneer. |
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Business | Historically, South Africa has not been a pioneer of technology. (references) | |
The company is proud to be the pioneer in using fiber- optic technology for the cable TV industry. (references) | ||
The pioneer in the market, Max Auto Express was launched in 1995 by Makro, a cash and carry discount store operator from Netherlands. (references) | ||
Economic History | Ghana | VALCO--90% owned by Kaiser, and 10% by Reynolds--is by far the biggest investment, but other important U.S. companies operating in the country include Mobil, Coca Cola, S.C. Johnson, Ralston Purina, Star-Kist, A.H. Robins, Sterling, Pfizer, IBM, Carson Products, 3M, Pioneer Gold, Stewart & Stevenson, Price Waterhouse, Great Lakes Shipping, and National Cash Register (NCR). Several U.S. firms recently made or are considering investments in Ghana, primarily in gold mining, wood products, and petroleum. (references) |
Iceland | These activities will highlight, among other areas, shared culture, scholarship and research, scientific discovery and exploration, pioneer legacy, and the strong defense relationship between the countries. (references) | |
Brunei Darussalam | New enterprises that meet certain criteria can receive pioneer status, exempting profits from income tax for up to 5 years, depending on the amount of capital invested. (references) | |
Political Economy | PHILIPPINES | Incentives and Export Performance Requirements: In general, foreign-owned firms producing for the domestic market must engage in a pioneer activity to qualify for incentives administered by the government's Board of Investment (BOI). (references) |
Trade | Argentina | Some of the users are Sharp, Maxon, Acropolis, Canon, TDK, JVC, Audinac, Pioneer, Rates, Audio Logic, Zenith, Daewo, Talent, Goldstar, Panashiba, Nashiba, Le Roy, Carandache, Baume & Mercier, Corum, Tag Heuer, Movado, Caterpillar, Valvoline, Komatsu, Cummins, Coleman, John Deere, Home, Litte, Snapper, Asia, Kia, Isuzu, Mazda, Nissan, Case, SKF, Fag Steyr, Armstrong, Stanetex Tile, Multicolor Prem, Abco Haldex, Sigma Paximat, York, Autobombas Ford, GM, American Lafrance, Venus Carpet, Kalpakian Floget, Blue Diamond, Stronger, Yale, Skoda, Cessna, Bayer, Nike, Topper, Avia, Jovi, Canson, Stabilo, La Serenisima, Sancor, Ceres, Goodyear, Eastman, Digitar, Tecno Steel, Dallas, Cristaleria Bohemia, Heidelberg, Polar, Hempel, Crosley, Waltek, Exenel, Printex, Darling, Wega, R.N., Tecno 1, Medtronic, Akroplast, BRD, Lostra 2100 Fume, Care Quilt, Rae Flex, Zwiling, Nippon, Kaijo, Ki, Trinity, Asme, Dupont, Siderar, Sanitron, Band Ai, Alcoa, Samsonite, Daihatsu, Rhone Poulenc, Asics, Etam, Grimoldi, Boating Shoes, Sthil, Subaru, Daewoo, Cadbury de Argentina, Cafes La Virginia, Construcciones Metalurgicas Zanello, Electrolux Argentina, Ilko Argentina, Impsat, Ledesma Mattel Argentina, Multicolor Argentina, Papelera Tucuman, Pecom NEC, Philco Ushuaia, Phillips Argentina, Ralston Purina Argentina, Spazio Casa Simmons de Argentina. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | In conquering the frontier we cannot write off our traditional industries, but we must develop the skills and industries that will make us a pioneer of tomorrow. |
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| "Pioneer" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 87.99% of the time. "Pioneer" is used about 532 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 87.99% | 469 | 12,605 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 5.44% | 29 | 64,444 |
| Noun (proper) | 4.13% | 22 | 74,468 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 2.44% | 13 | 97,576 |
| Total | 100.00% | 532 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Australia | Pioneer International Limited | Hong Kong | Pioneer Global Group Ltd. |
| Japan | Pioneer Corporation | South Africa | Pioneer Property Fund |
| USA | Pioneer American Holding Company Corp. | ||
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Pioneer, CA 2. Pioneer, IA (city, FIPS 62985) 3. Pioneer, LA (village, FIPS 60565) 4. Pioneer, OH (village, FIPS 62834) 5. Pioneer, TN |
Expressions using "pioneer": pioneer plantation ♦ pioneer unit ♦ Pioneer Village. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "pioneer": pioneer-breed. | |
Ending with "pioneer": co-pioneer, fellow-pioneer, post-pioneer, techno-pioneer. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
pioneer | 6,607 | pioneer military lending | 149 |
pioneer press | 2,029 | pioneer home | 147 |
st paul pioneer press | 1,303 | pioneer plasma tv | 143 |
pioneer electronics | 883 | pioneer a05 | 138 |
pioneer audio | 605 | saint paul pioneer press | 137 |
pioneer electronic | 594 | pioneer radio | 129 |
pioneer car audio | 570 | pioneer photo album | 127 |
pioneer dvd | 511 | northland pioneer college | 118 |
pioneer planet | 371 | pioneer life | 109 |
pioneer stereo | 349 | bemidji pioneer | 109 |
pioneer speaker | 330 | son of the pioneer | 108 |
pioneer car stereo | 307 | pioneer pool | 106 |
pioneer elite | 268 | pioneer receiver | 106 |
pioneer cd player | 249 | a06 pioneer | 102 |
pioneer plasma | 207 | pioneer funds | 96 |
pioneer dvr a05 | 169 | pioneer dvd recorder | 95 |
pioneer dvd player | 159 | pioneer premier | 95 |
pioneer military loan | 153 | pioneer deh | 95 |
pioneer dvr 105 | 152 | black creek pioneer village | 94 |
pioneer phone | 151 | pioneer loan | 93 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "pioneer"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | baanbreker. (various references) | |
Albanian | pionier (trailblazer), xhenier (Sapper), udhëheq (conduct, direct, fugle, guide, head, lead, pilot), udhëçelës (pathfinder), nismëtar (initiator), jam i pari, hap rrugë (hack through, push out, push over), banor i parë i një vendi të pabanuar, ardhës i parë. (various references) | |
Arabic | طليعي, الرائد (explorer, forerunner, herald, major, pathfinder), رائد (frontier, major, precursor, progenitor, prospector). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | сапьор (engineer, miner), ръководя (administer, administrate, be in charge of, boss, carry on, conduct, control, direct, guide, keep, lead, manage, mastermind, moderate, oversee, rule, run, supervise, tutor, work), въвеждам (bring, bring in, establish, herald, import, initiate, institute, introduce, naturalize, prelude, premise, prologue, put in, set up, show, take in, usher in), заселвам (colonize, denizen, immigrate, people, plant, populate, settle), първи заселник, първи привърженик, първи поселник, първи изследовател, проправям път за, пионерски (pioneering), пионер съм, пионер (engineer, pathfinder), инициатор съм на, инициатор (engineer, initiator, mover, spark plug, sparking plug). (various references) | |
Chinese | 開拓者 , 先驅 , 先驱, 先鋒 (herald). (various references) | |
Czech | prùkopník (outrider, pathfinder), pionýr, zákopník (engineer, trencher), razit cestu (pave the way), ženista. (various references) | |
Danish | pioner. (various references) | |
Dutch | pionier, genist, geniesoldaat, baanbreker. (various references) | |
Esperanto | pioniro, pionira. (various references) | |
Faeroese | slóðbrótari. (various references) | |
Farsi | پیشقدم شدن , پیشقدم (Pacemaker, Protagonist, Trail, Trailblazer, Van), پیشگام (Trailblazer, Van). (various references) | |
Finnish | pioneerilaji, pioneeri (engineer, sapper), uranuurtaja, tienraivaaja, raivata (clear), olla jonkin uranuurtaja. (various references) | |
French | pionnier. (various references) | |
Frisian | paadsljochter, baanbrekkend. (various references) | |
German | Pionier (engineer, Sapper), Bahnbrecher. (various references) | |
Greek | καινοτομώ (innovate), σκαπανεύσ, μεταβατικόν δασικόν είδος, πρωτοπόροσ, πρωτοπόρος, πρωτοπορώ (blaze a trail), πρωτοποριακόσ (avant garde), προπορεύομαι (be ahead of, be at the forefront, precede). (various references) | |
Hebrew | חלוץ (jib, pathfinder, vanguard). (various references) | |
Hungarian | utász (sapper), pionír, első telepes, előharcos, úttörőmozgalom tagja, úttörő (path-breaker, trailblazer), árkász (sapper). (various references) | |
Indonesian | perintis, pendahulu (first corner, former, predecessor), menganjuri (head), memelopori (be at the forefront, crusade, fight for). (various references) | |
Italian | pioniere (colonist, pathfinder), iniziatore (initiator, starter). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 開拓 (cultivation, reclamation of wasteland), 先駆者 (forerunner, harbinger, herald). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | せんくしゃ (forerunner, harbinger, herald), かいたくしゃ (colonist, settler), せんく (forerunner, herald, outrider, pilot car, precursor), せんだち (guide, leader), せんだつ (guide, leader), せんじん (advance guard, ancestor, battle array or formation, battle dust, battlefield, bottomless, great depth, great height, predecessor, the tumult of war, thousand fathoms, vanguard), かいたく (cultivation, reclamation), せんかくしゃ (enlightened person, leading spirit, seer), がんそ (founder, inventor, originator), さきがけ (charging ahead of others, forerunner, harbinger, the first to charge), しそ (beefsteak plant, founder, old term for Buddhist priesthood and the common people, originator, perilla), くさわけ (founder, originator, pathfinder, trailblazer), パイオニア , ピオニール , ピオネール , せんかく (exiled person, learned man). (various references) | |
Korean | 개척자. (various references) | |
Manx | kioneraadagh, jannoo hoshiaght. (various references) | |
Papiamen | pionero. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ioneerpay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | precursor (forerunner, harbinger, herald, pacemaker, pacesetter, precursor, precursory, trail-blazer), pioneiro (precursor, trail-blazer). (various references) | |
Romanian | pionier (path breaker, pathfinder), membru al organizaţiei de pioneri, iniţiator (author, father, initiator, originator), fi un pionier, face muncã de pionierat pentru, face muncã de pionierat, deschizãtor de drumuri (path breaker, pathfinder), deschide drum, cercetaş (explorer, feeler, guide, scout, spy). (various references) | |
Russian | саперный, сапер (engineer, sapper), вести (conduct, guide, head, lead, navigate, prosecute, transact), направлять (bound for, direct, guide, helm, lead, refer, route, steer, steers, train, turn, vector, wend), быть первооткрывателем, прокладывать путь (pave the way, track), первый поселенец, первооткрыватель, пионер пионерский, пионер (trailblazer, trail-blazer). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | prokrčiti put, pionirski (pioneering), pionir (trail blazer, trailblazer), razviti (build up, deploy, develop, evolve, mature, uncase, unfurl), nastaniti (inhabit, settle). (various references) | |
Spanish | iniciador (beginner, initiator, initiatory, starter), pionero (pathfinder, pioneering), innovador (innovative, innovator). (various references) | |
Swedish | pionjär (Sapper). (various references) | |
Turkish | kılavuz (baedeker, code, conductor, guide, lead, manual, pilot, rudder), önder (bellwether, captain, leader, pole star), önde giden, öncülük etmek (blaze the trail, guide, lead, spearhead), öncü olmak, öncü (advance, advance guard, advanced, apostle, avant garde, bannerbearer, high priest, initiator, pilot, pole star, precursor, spearhead, trailblazer, vanguard), önayak olmak (begin, initiate, lead the way, promote, spearhead, take the initiative, take the lead), önayak olan kimse (initiator, promoter, prompter, protagonist), çığır açmak (break fresh ground, leave the beaten path, mark an era, usher in a new epoch), çığır açan (epoch making, epochal). (various references) | |
Turkmen | pionir (r). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | вести (captain, conduct, guide, lead, lead up, pilot, prosecute, transact), піонер, прокладати шлях (plough, plow, track), першовідкривач (discoverer). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | nhà thám hiểm đầu tiên. (various references) | |
Welsh | arloesydd, arloeswr, arloesi (clear, prepare the way). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Old French | 900-1400 | peonier. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "pioneer": pioneered, pioneering, pioneers. (additional references) | |
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"Pioneer" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: apionem, bioner, ioner, paneer, phonere, pianer, pianure, Pienaaar, pinear, Pineiro, pinuer, Pionair, pione, pionear, pionier, pionneer, pionner, pionnier, pionuse, piooner, Pisonia, Poinar, poineer, pooner. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "pioneer" (pronounced pī'uni"r) |
| 4 | -u n i" r | auctioneer, bioengineer, conventioneer, domineer, electioneer, engineer, mutineer, reengineer, souvenir, veneer. |
| 3 | -n i" r | near, Rainier, sneer. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: pereion. | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-i-n-o-p-r" | |
-1 letter: opener, orpine, pereon, reopen, repine. | |
-2 letters: irone, opine, orpin, preen, prion, prone, repin, ripen. | |
-3 letters: erne, inro, iron, neep, noir, nope, nori, open, peen, peer, pein, peon, peri, pier, pine, pion, pirn, pone, pore, porn, pree, rein, repo, ripe, rope. | |
-4 letters: eon, ere, ern, ion, ire, nee, nip, nor, one, ope, ore, pee, pen. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-e-i-n-o-p-r" | |
+1 letter: isoprene, leporine, peperoni, pioneers. | |
+2 letters: entropies, interlope, interpose, isoprenes, pensioner, peperonis, pepperoni, peritonea, pioneered, progenies, reception, reopening, repletion, terpenoid, terpineol. | |
+3 letters: compeering, depression, empowering, epeirogeny, excerption, expression, inoperable, interloped, interloper, interlopes, interposed, interposer, interposes, ionosphere, necropsied, necropsies, nonreceipt, pensioners, pepperonis, perception, perfection, perihelion, peritoneal, peritoneum, permeation, perversion, petitioner, pioneering, pollenizer, precession, prednisone, preemption, prehension, prelection, premoisten, preopening, pretension, prevention, probenecid, proceeding, prominence, proteinase, protensive, providence, pyroxenite, receptions, redemption, reexposing, reopenings, repeopling, repetition, repletions, repowering, repression, responsive, ropinesses, terpenoids, terpineols, weaponries. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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