Pioneer commonly refers to a settler who migrates to previously uninhabited or sparsely inhabited land. In the United States pioneer commonly refers to an American pioneer, a person in American history who migrated west to join in settling and developing new areas. Pioneer, The Pioneer, or pioneering may also refer to:

Companies and organizations

*Pioneer Aerospace Corporation *Pioneer Chicken, an American fast-food restaurant chain *Pioneer Club Las Vegas, a casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. *Pioneer Corporation, a Japanese electronics manufacturer *Pioneer Energy, a Canadian gas station chain *Pioneer Entertainment, a Japanese anime company *Pioneer Hi-Bred, a U.S.-based agriculture company *Pioneer Hotel & Gambling Hall, Laughlin, Nevada, U.S. *Pioneer Instrument Company, an American aeronautical instrument manufacturer *Pioneer movement, a communist youth organization *Pioneer Natural Resources, an energy company in Texas, U.S. *Pioneer Pictures, a former American film studio *Pioneer Surgical Technology, a medical technology company in Michigan, U.S. *Pioneer Total Abstinence Association, Irish Catholics who avoid alcohol *Pioneers (missions agency), a Christian missions organization

Entertainment

Art

*The Pioneer (Eugene, Oregon), ''The Pioneer'' (Eugene, Oregon), a 1919 sculpture by Alexander Phimister Proctor *The Pioneer (painting), ''The Pioneer'' (painting), a 1904 painting by Frederick McCubbin *The Pioneer (Visalia, California), a sculpture in California by Solon H. Borglum *The Pioneers (sculpture), ''The Pioneers'' (sculpture), a 1928 sculpture in Illinois by Lorado Taft *Pioneer Monument (disambiguation) for others named "Pioneer Monument" or "Pioneer Memorial"

Film

*Pioneer (film), ''Pioneer'' (film), a 2013 Norwegian film, directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg *The Pioneers (1903 film), ''The Pioneers'' (1903 film) *The Pioneers (1916 film), ''The Pioneers'' (1916 film), directed by Franklyn Barrett *The Pioneers (1926 film), ''The Pioneers'' (1926 film), directed by Raymond Longford *The Pioneers (1941 film), ''The Pioneers'' (1941 film), directed by Albert Herman *The Pioneer (2021 film), ''The Pioneers'' (2021 film), 2021 Chinese film

Games

*Pioneer (pinball), a 1976 pinball machine produced by Gottlieb *Pioneer (video game), ''Pioneer'' (video game), 2006 space trading and combat simulator

Music

Albums

*Pioneer (The Band Perry album), ''Pioneer'' (The Band Perry album), 2013 *Pioneer (The Maine album), ''Pioneer'' (The Maine album), 2011 *Pioneer (Pioneer album), ''Pioneer'' (Pioneer album), 2012 *The Pioneers (album), ''The Pioneers'' (album), by MC Eiht and Spice 1, 2004

Bands

*Pioneer (band), an American Christian music band *The Pioneers (band), a Jamaican reggae vocal trio

Songs

*Pioneer (song), "Pioneer" (song), by Freddie, 2015 *"Pioneer", by The Band Perry, 2013, from ''Pioneer (The Band Perry album), Pioneer''

Literature

*Pioneer (magazine), ''Pioneer'' (magazine), a Soviet/Russian monthly magazine *Pioneer (newspaper), ''Pioneer'' (newspaper), various English-language newspapers **The Pioneer (South Australia), ''The Pioneer'' (South Australia), a newspaper **The Pioneer (India), ''The Pioneer'' (India), an English-language newspaper published in India *The Pioneers (novel), ''The Pioneers'' (novel), by James Fenimore Cooper *''The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West'', a 2019 book by David McCullough

Military

*Pioneer (military), a soldier employed for engineering and construction tasks *Pioneer Column, an 1890 force of the British South Africa Company *AAI RQ-2 Pioneer, a U.S. military unmanned aerial vehicle *RSD-10 Pioneer, a Soviet missile *Scammell Pioneer Semi-trailer, a British tank recovery and transport vehicle *Scottish Aviation Pioneer, a British military aircraft

Places

Australia

*Pioneer, Queensland *Pioneer, Tasmania *Pioneer River, in Queensland *Shire of Pioneer, a former local government area

United States

*Pioneer, Arizona *Pioneer, California *Pioneer, Florida *Pioneer, Indiana *Pioneer, Iowa *Pioneer, Kansas *Pioneer, Louisiana *Pioneer, Michigan *Pioneer, Missouri *Pioneer, Nevada *Pioneer, Ohio *Pioneer, Tennessee

Other places

*Pioneer, Alberta *Pioneer, Singapore

Rail transport

*Pioneer (locomotive), ''Pioneer'' (locomotive), built in 1837 *Pioneer (train), ''Pioneer'' (train), an Amtrak passenger train *Pioneer MRT station, a transit station in Singapore

Schools

*Pioneer High School (Ann Arbor, Michigan), U.S. *Pioneer High School (San Jose, California), U.S. *Pioneer High School (Whittier, California), U.S. *Pioneer Junior College, Singapore *Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Schools, (Garfield County, Oklahoma) U.S.

Ships

*HMS Pioneer, HMS ''Pioneer'', several Royal Navy ships *USS Pioneer, USS ''Pioneer'', several U.S. Navy ships *USC&GS Pioneer, USC&GS ''Pioneer'', several U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey ships *Pioneer (paddle-steamer), ''Pioneer'' (paddle-steamer), an 1863 New Zealand gunboat *Pioneer (submarine), ''Pioneer'' (submarine), built for the American Civil War *Pioneer (schooner), ''Pioneer'' (schooner), an 1885 ship at the South Street Seaport Museum in New York City, U.S. *Pioneer (sidewheeler 1849), one of the first steamboats in California, U.S.

Sports

*London Greenhouse Pioneers, an English basketball team *Pioneer Bowl, a football game *Pioneer Football League, a college conference *Pioneer League (baseball), a minor league *Pioneer Race Course, a former San Francisco horse racing course *Sacred Heart Pioneers, the athletic teams of the Sacred Heart University

Other

*Pioneer program, a series of U.S. lunar, solar, and interplanetary unmanned space missions launched from 1958 through 1978 *Pioneer species, a species that colonizes an otherwise barren environment *Pioneering (Scouting), creating structures with ropes and wood spars *Young Pioneers (disambiguation)