Scrabble?! PIONEER

Definitions of PIONEER in various dictionaries:

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

noun - one the first colonists or settlers in a new territory

verb - open up an area or prepare a way

verb - take the lead or initiative in

verb - open up and explore a new area

One who ventures into unknown or unclaimed territory to settle.

One who opens up new areas of thought, research, or development: a pioneer in aviation.

A soldier who performs construction and demolition work in the field to facilitate troop movements.

An animal or plant species that establishes itself in a previously barren environment.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of early settlers: the pioneer spirit.

Leading the way; trailblazing: a pioneer treatment for cancer.

To open up (an area) or prepare (a way): rockets that pioneered outer space.

To settle (a region).

To act as a pioneer: pioneered in development of the laser.

verb - to take part in the beginnings of