尖せん兵ぺい

noun

vanguard; advance guard

Military term for a small unit sent ahead of the main force to scout or secure a position.

• 尖せん兵ぺいが敵てきの陣じん地ちを偵てい察さつした。

  The advance guard scouted the enemy position.

noun

vanguard; pioneer; leader

Figurative extension: a person or group leading the way in a new field, movement, or trend.

• 彼かれは業ぎょう界かいの尖せん兵ぺいとして新あたらしい技ぎ術じゅつを広ひろめた。

  He spread new technology as a pioneer in the industry.