Home › Words › P › pioneeresspioneeresspioneeress means A female pioneer.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, pioneeress ranks #16,013 of 42,752 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom pioneer + -ess.nounA female pioneer.e.g.“A very industrious(? pioneeress dug and sold six dollars worth of gold dust, but whether she was six days or as many weeks at it, I have not been informed;” — 1855 March 1, Joe Furry, “Editorial Correspondence”, in The Plymouth Banner, volume 4, number 5 (whole 161), Plymouth, Ind., published 19 April 1855:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.pilgrimess 68% match — A female pilgrim. vs pioneeress →patriotess 66% match — A female patriot. vs pioneeress →pilotess 66% match — A female pilot. vs pioneeress →puritaness 61% match — A female Puritan. vs pioneeress →patriarchess 61% match — The wife of a patriarch. vs pioneeress →prophetess 60% match — A female prophet. vs pioneeress →piratess 60% match — A female pirate. vs pioneeress →politicianess 60% match — A female politician. vs pioneeress →