pioneering
adjective
[ pʌɪəˈnɪərɪŋ ]
• involving new ideas or methods.
• "his pioneering work on consciousness"
pioneer
verb
• develop or be the first to use or apply (a new method, area of knowledge, or activity).
• "the technique was pioneered by a Swiss doctor in the 1930s"
Similar:
develop,
introduce,
evolve,
start,
begin,
launch,
instigate,
initiate,
put in place,
take the initiative in,
take the lead in,
spearhead,
institute,
establish,
found,
give birth to,
be the father/mother of,
originate,
set in motion,
create,
open up,
lay the groundwork for,
lead the way for,
prepare the way for,
lay the foundations of,
blaze a trail,
set the ball rolling,
break new ground,
make the first move,
Origin:
early 16th century (as a military term denoting a member of the infantry): from French pionnier ‘foot soldier, pioneer’, Old French paonier, from paon, from Latin pedo, pedon- (see pawn1).
