Pioneered

What does PIONEERED mean?

Pioneered is a form of PIONEER.

1. verb

   open up an area or prepare a way

   “She pioneered a graduate program for women students”

2. noun

   someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art

3. noun

   one of the first colonists or settlers in a new territory

   “they went west as pioneers with only the possessions they could carry with them”

4. verb

   take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of

   “This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.