Pioneer commonly refers to a person who is among the first at something that is new to a community.
A pioneer as a settler is among the first settling at a place that is new to the settler community. A historic example are , persons in American history who migrated westward to settle in what is now the Western and Midwestern United States.
Pioneer, The Pioneer, or pioneering may also refer to:
Companies and organizations
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Pioneer Aerospace Corporation
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Pioneer Chicken, an American fast-food restaurant chain
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Pioneer Club Las Vegas, a casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
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Pioneer Corporation, a Japanese electronics manufacturer
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Pioneer Energy, a Canadian gas station chain
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Pioneer Entertainment, a Japanese anime company
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Pioneer Fund, racist foundation, 1937
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Pioneer Hi-Bred, a U.S.-based agriculture company
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Pioneer Hotel & Gambling Hall, Laughlin, Nevada, U.S.
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Pioneer Instrument Company, an American aeronautical instrument manufacturer
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Pioneer movement, a communist youth organization
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Pioneer Natural Resources, a defunct energy company in Texas, U.S.
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Pioneer Pictures, a former American film studio
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Pioneer Surgical Technology, a medical technology company in Michigan, U.S.
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Pioneer Total Abstinence Association, Irish Catholics who avoid alcohol
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Pioneers (missions agency), a Christian missions organization
Entertainment
Visual Arts
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The Pioneer (painting) (1904), painting by Frederick McCubbin, Australia
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The Pioneer (Visalia, California) (c. 1915), sculpture by Solon H. Borglum, California
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The Pioneer (Eugene, Oregon) (1919), sculpture by Alexander Phimister Proctor, Oregon
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The Pioneer (Los Angeles) (1925), sculpture by Henry Lion, California
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The Pioneers (sculpture) (1928), sculpture by Lorado Taft, Illinois
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Pioneer Monument (disambiguation) for others named "Pioneer Monument" or "Pioneer Memorial"
Films
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The Pioneers (1903 film), an American silent film directed by Wallace McCutcheon, Sr.
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The Pioneers (1916 film), an Australian silent film directed by Franklyn Barrett
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The Pioneers (1926 film), an Australian silent film directed by Raymond Longford
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The Pioneers (1941 film), an American film directed by Albert Herman
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The Pioneers (1980 film), a Taiwanese film starring Hsu Feng
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Pioneer (film), a 2013 Norwegian film directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg
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The Pioneers (2021 film), a Chinese film directed by Xu Zhangxiong
Games
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Pioneer (pinball), a 1976 pinball machine produced by Gottlieb
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Pioneer (video game), a 2006 space trading and combat simulator
Music
Bands
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Pioneer (band), an American Christian music band
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The Pioneers (band), a Jamaican reggae vocal trio
Albums
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The Pioneers (album) by MC Eiht and Spice 1, 2004
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Pioneer (The Maine album), 2011
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Pioneer (Pioneer album), self titled album, 2012
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Pioneer (The Band Perry album), 2013
Songs
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"The Pioneers" (song) by Bloc Party, 2005
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"Pioneer" by The Band Perry, from Pioneer, 2013
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"Pioneer" (song) by Freddie, 2015
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"Pioneers", by For King & Country from Burn the Ships, 2018
Literature
Books
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The Pioneers (novel), 1823 novel by James Fenimore Cooper
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The Pioneers, 1872 novel by R. M. Ballantyne
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The Pioneer, 1905 novel by Geraldine Bonner
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The Pioneer, 1912 novel by Harold Edward Bindloss
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The Pioneers, 1954 novel by Jack Schaefer
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Pioneers, 1986 novel by Phillip Mann
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The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West, 2019 non-fiction book by David McCullough
Magazines and newspapers
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Pioneer (magazine), a Soviet/Russian monthly magazine
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Pioneer (newspaper), various English-language newspapers
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The Pioneer (South Australia), a newspaper
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The Pioneer (India), an English-language newspaper published in India
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Pioneer (Estonian magazine)
Military
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Pioneer (military), a soldier employed for engineering and construction tasks
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Pioneer Column, an 1890 force of the British South Africa Company
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AAI RQ-2 Pioneer, a U.S. military unmanned aerial vehicle
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RSD-10 Pioneer, a Soviet missile
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Scammell Pioneer Semi-trailer, a British tank recovery and transport vehicle
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Scottish Aviation Pioneer, a British military aircraft
Places
Australia
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Pioneer, Queensland
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Pioneer, Tasmania
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Pioneer River, in Queensland
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Shire of Pioneer, a former local government area
United States
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Pioneer, Arizona
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Pioneer, California
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Pioneer, Florida
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Pioneer, Iowa
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Pioneer, Kansas
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Pioneer, Louisiana
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Pioneer, Missouri
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Pioneer, Nevada
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Pioneer, Ohio
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Pioneer, Tennessee
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Pioneer Township, Michigan
Other places
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Pioneer, Alberta
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Pioneer, Singapore
Rail transport
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Pioneer (locomotive), built in 1837
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Pioneer (train), an Amtrak passenger train
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Pioneer MRT station, a transit station in Singapore
Schools
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Pioneer High School (Ann Arbor, Michigan), U.S.
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Pioneer High School (San Jose, California), U.S.
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Pioneer High School (Whittier, California), U.S.
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Pioneer Junior College, Singapore
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Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Schools, (Garfield County, Oklahoma) U.S.
Ships
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HMS Pioneer, several Royal Navy ships, 1800s
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Pioneer (sidewheeler 1849), one of the first steamboats in California, U.S., 1849
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Pioneer (paddle steamer), New Zealand gunboat, 1863
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PS Pioneer (1905)
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Pioneer (submarine), built for the American Civil War, 1861
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Pioneer (schooner), ship at the South Street Seaport Museum in New York City, U.S., 1885
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USS Pioneer, several U.S. Navy ships, 1800s – 1900s
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USC&GS Pioneer, several U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey ships, 1900s
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P&O Pioneer, a British hybrid power seagoing ferry, introduced on the Dover–Calais route, 2023
Sports
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London Greenhouse Pioneers, an English basketball team
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Pioneer Bowl (disambiguation), American college football games
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Pioneer Football League, a college conference
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Pioneer League (baseball), a minor league
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Pioneer Race Course, a former San Francisco horse racing course
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Sacred Heart Pioneers, the athletic teams of the Sacred Heart University
Other
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Pioneer program, of U.S. unmanned space missions 1958–1978
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Pioneer species, colonizing new environment
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Pioneering (Scouting)
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Pioneer, U.S. Secret Service code name for Kamala Harris
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Young Pioneers (disambiguation)
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Pioneer, breed of slower-growing chickens by defunct Cooks Venture
See also
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Pioneer Award (disambiguation)
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Pioneer Club (disambiguation)
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Pioneer Days (disambiguation)
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Pioneer League (disambiguation)
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Pioneer Township (disambiguation)
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Pionier (disambiguation)
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Pioner (disambiguation)