plural colonists
Definition of colonist
: a member or inhabitant of a colony (see colony sense 1)
the Jamestown/Plymouth colonists
especially
: a person who migrates to and settles in a foreign area as part of a colony
Honeybees aren't native to North America; early colonists brought them over from Europe to provide honey and beeswax. — Paige Embry
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The first known use of colonist was in 1701
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