colonist
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.col·o·nist
noun \ˈkä-lə-nist\Definition of COLONIST
1
: a member or inhabitant of a colony
2
: one that colonizes or settles in a new country
See Examples of COLONIST
- British colonists settled the area in the 18th century.
- <over time the colonists began to sense that they were becoming a people unto themselves>
First Known Use of COLONIST
1701
Related to COLONIST
- Synonyms
- colonial, frontiersman, colonizer, homesteader, pioneer, settler
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