pioneer n., v., adj.
Definition: 1. a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others. 2. to be the first to open or prepare (a way, settlement, etc.). 3. to take part in the beginnings of; initiate. 4. being the earliest or original.

Example: Pioneers braved the unknown to settle in the west.

Synonyms: original, creator