can be a noun, a verb, or an adjective. The noun means a “person who ventures into unknown or unclaimed territory to settle it.” As an adjective, the word describes a “trailblazing characteristic.” And the means “to open up an area or to settle an area” or “to develop or be the first to use something.” The word comes from the French word meaning “foot soldier.” in turn derives from the Latin and meaning “one who has broad feet.”
