colonist
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Synonyms
colonial, colonizer, frontiersman, homesteader, pioneer, settler
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American colonists in the 18th century did indeed resent tariffs imposed by the British government on goods imported into the colonies, and their anger over taxes and tariffs incited a rebellion. — WSJ, "Tariffs Helped the U.S. Economy Find Its Legs," 13 July 2018 More than 200 colonists left on a special train sent by President Woodrow Wilson. — John Maccormack, San Antonio Express-News, "Old American colony in Mexico clings to its past," 18 May 2018 War with Spain prevented speedy resupply of the colony—the first English settlement in the New World—and when a rescue mission arrived 3 years later, the colonists had vanished. — Katie Langin, Science | AAAS, "Top stories: toxic toads, three-parent babies in Singapore, and the hunt for the Lost Colony," 8 June 2018 The colonists were soon fed up with the Gaspee and its captain, Lt. — Jennifer Mcdermott, Fox News, "Before the Tea Party: A forgotten rebellion in Rhode Island," 7 June 2018 The colonists at Mobile were protected from Indian and English attack by Fort Louis, the first building constructed at the site. — Kelly Kazek, AL.com, "Louisiana again claiming 1st Mardi Gras; here's the case for Mobile," 1 Feb. 2018 The 117 colonists arrived too late to plant crops, and their situation quickly grew desperate. — Gillian Brockell, Washington Post, "Dismissed as a forgery, could a mysterious stone found near Roanoke’s ‘Lost Colony’ be real?," 5 July 2018 Married to Ananias Dare, Eleanor gave birth to Virginia—the first English child born in the New World—shortly after the English colonists landed on Roanoke Island. — Mark Thiessen, National Geographic, "Is This Inscribed Stone a Notorious Forgery—or the Answer to America’s Oldest Mystery?," 29 May 2018 What followed were the infamous Stamp and Townsend acts, which directly taxed the colonists and imposed import duties on various items, including tea. — Hoyt Hilsman, WSJ, "Tariffs Made America Great," 10 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'colonist.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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colonist
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English Language Learners Definition of colonist
: a person who lives in a colony
: a person who helps to create a colony
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Kids Definition of colonist
1 : a person living in a colony
2 : a person who helps to found a colony
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