as in settler
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
Palace of the Governors, the oldest public building constructed by European colonizers continuously in use in the continental U.S.
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Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
The film points out how colonial legacy, specifically Nigeria’s relationship with its former colonizer Great Britain, impacts its current culture.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 17 June 2025
Indigenous artists and artists descended from New Mexico’s Spanish colonizers will show at the fair.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
The Kumeyaay people lived in the region for thousands of years before Spanish colonizers arrived, and used both stone and wood arrowheads to hunt.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2025
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Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
The film points out how colonial legacy, specifically Nigeria’s relationship with its former colonizer Great Britain, impacts its current culture.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 17 June 2025
Indigenous artists and artists descended from New Mexico’s Spanish colonizers will show at the fair.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
The Kumeyaay people lived in the region for thousands of years before Spanish colonizers arrived, and used both stone and wood arrowheads to hunt.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for colonizer
Noun
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In all of 2024, OCHA recorded about 1,420 settler attacks and five Palestinian deaths.—
Eleanor Beardsley,
NPR,
12 Aug. 2025
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Kansas City’s first settlers began to arrive in the early 1800s.—
Dominick Williams
August 10,
Kansas City Star,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Restaurant Ark: Holding a prestigious Michelin Green Star, Ark is a pioneer in vegan fine dining.—
Michele Robson,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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German production house Bavaria Fiction has become a green pioneer by securing validation for its headquarters under the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme, the world’s most demanding environmental management system, and ISO 14001 Certification.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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In the eighteenth century, Spanish colonists discovered a cool and lush landscape managed by the native Tongva people in the village that became modern downtown.—
Sam Bloch
August 8,
Literary Hub,
8 Aug. 2025
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In 1595, English colonist and captain Sir Walter Raleigh landed in Trinidad.—
Ian Rose,
JSTOR Daily,
23 July 2025
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That terrain primed it to operate sugar plantations in colonial times; flatter, drier Barbuda was ill-suited to that crop.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
10 Aug. 2025
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The design of the Spanish colonial revival project could include ornamental wrought iron balconies, arched entries and tile roofs, Parker said.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 July 2025
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“Colonizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colonizer. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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