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pioneer [‚paɪə'nɪə(r)]1 noun(a) (explorer, settler) pionnier(ère) m,f(b) (of technique, activity) pionnier(ère) m,f;∎ she was a pioneer in the field of psychoanalysis elle a été une pionnière de la psychanalyse;∎ they were pioneers in the development of heart surgery ils ont ouvert la voie en matière de chirurgie cardiaque(work, research) novateur, original;∎ a pioneer researcher in the field of genetics un chercheur à l'avant-garde dans le domaine de la génétique;∎ her pioneer work in the study of radioactivity ses travaux novateurs dans le domaine de la radioactivité∎ to pioneer research in nuclear physics être à l'avant-garde de la recherche en physique nucléaire;∎ the town is pioneering a job-creation scheme la municipalité expérimente un nouveau programme de création d'emplois;∎ the factory pioneered the use of robots l'usine a été la première à utiliser des robots
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