🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

개척자

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gaechokja

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pioneer/ˌpaɪəˈnɪər/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2100 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 현대 미술의 개척자이다."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who is the first to study or develop a particular area of knowledge, culture, or other activity.

    "She was a pioneer in the field of molecular biology."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Middle French word 'pionnier', originally meaning a foot soldier or sapper who prepared the road for an army. Over time, the term evolved in English to denote anyone who goes before others to lead, open up, or settle a new territory or field of enterprise, directly aligning with the Korean cultural concept of 'gaechuk' (pioneering/settling) and 'jeongsin' (spirit).

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