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a person who settles in a new region
the first colonizers of Easter Island must have faced untold challenges
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Recent Examples of colonizer
According to the research, Hawaiian leaf-roller moths are among the most successful long-distance colonizers of any native Hawaiian animals.
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Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
The Vikings were raiders, pirates, traders, explorers, and colonizers who traveled far beyond their homeland in Scandinavia between the 9th and 11 centuries.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
During the 2002 World Cup, fans across Africa celebrated Senegal’s upset victory over defending champion France, its former colonizer, as a symbol of liberation.
—Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2026
Following the Revolution, as the United States expanded and more European settlers arrived, their homelands in New York and Massachusetts were taken over by colonizers.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 11 Mar. 2026
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Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
The Vikings were raiders, pirates, traders, explorers, and colonizers who traveled far beyond their homeland in Scandinavia between the 9th and 11 centuries.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
During the 2002 World Cup, fans across Africa celebrated Senegal’s upset victory over defending champion France, its former colonizer, as a symbol of liberation.
—Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2026
Following the Revolution, as the United States expanded and more European settlers arrived, their homelands in New York and Massachusetts were taken over by colonizers.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for colonizer
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What happened European Union foreign ministers Monday agreed to impose sanctions on Israeli settlers over increasing violence against West Bank Palestinians.—
Peter Weber,
TheWeek,
12 May 2026
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Ahead of the Brussels meeting, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said his government needed more time to study a French-Swedish proposal to sever West Bank settlers from EU markets, effectively withholding support despite mounting popular political pressure.—
Sam McNeil,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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The 24,000-square-foot building was erected in 1965 by shopping mall pioneer and developer Ernest Hahn to serve as his corporate headquarters.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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And Mighty Real also spotlights under-the-radar but equally important LGBTQ pioneers like Lavender Country and the artists from women’s music label Olivia Records.—
David Chiu,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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All risked treason for backing a cause that deeply divided the colonists and even divided Benjamin Franklin from his son.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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Historians estimate that at the beginning of the war as many as one-third of all American colonists identified as loyalists.—
Kimberly Nath,
The Conversation,
7 May 2026
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Long before drop-top Corvettes breezed through town, Albuquerque was a bastion of Spanish colonial and Native America cultures, a heritage that endures at 18th-century San Felipe de Neri Church in Old Town and the National Hispanic Cultural Center.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
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The diamond has since come to be seen as a symbol of colonial British rule by many Indians.—
Andy Battaglia,
ARTnews.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Colonizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colonizer. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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