Pioneer is the word used to describe someone who is the first to open the way across a region poorly known. It can also be a term that designates a precursor, a trailblazer or discoverer.
It can also be the one who prepares the future results or explorer of the hinterlands. For example, in the United States, settlers from the North of the American continent were known as pioneers.
A pioneer is an instrument consisting of a handle with a stone tied to one end and which jumps into the water from the stern of a fishing boat to avoid the yaws produced by the currents strong.
Previously, the word pioneer was applied to a soldier who went forward in the field to get information about the path for the rest of the squadron. This masculine noun comes from the French term pioneer.
Figuratively speaking, a pioneer is considered a entrepreneur, because it anticipates other individuals in creating innovative ideas. Pioneers and entrepreneurs help to build new horizons.