pioneer

Synonyms

• innovatorsomeone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
• trailblazersomeone who marks a trail by leaving blazes on trees ; someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
• groundbreakersomeone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art

• "they went west as pioneers with only the possessions they could carry with them"

• "She pioneered a graduate program for women students"

Synonyms

• open upcause to open or to become open; become available; make available; open up an area or prepare a way; start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning; become open; talk freely and without inhibition

• "participate in the development of"
• "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"

Synonyms

• initiatesomeone new to a field or activity ; someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field ; people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity; bring into being; take the lead or initiative in; accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite; bring up a topic for discussion ; set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for

• "pioneer space"