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
So, when Spanish colonizers arrived in Mexico, All Saints’ and Souls’ days collided with the original Aztec holiday, and Día de los Muertos was born.
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Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 8 Oct. 2025
Most of the microbes found were environmental or post-mortem colonizers.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2025
Gone are the days when sugar cane plantations blanketed much of the island of Puerto Rico, the port of San Juan sending sweeteners and spirits around the globe to the enrichment of its colonizers.
—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
In the late 19th century, contact with British colonizers wiped out eight groups of indigenous peoples collectively called the Great Andamanese in the Andaman Islands, north of the Nicobar.
—M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
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Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 8 Oct. 2025
Most of the microbes found were environmental or post-mortem colonizers.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2025
Gone are the days when sugar cane plantations blanketed much of the island of Puerto Rico, the port of San Juan sending sweeteners and spirits around the globe to the enrichment of its colonizers.
—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
In the late 19th century, contact with British colonizers wiped out eight groups of indigenous peoples collectively called the Great Andamanese in the Andaman Islands, north of the Nicobar.
—M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for colonizer
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Their inhabitants have been forced off their land by a combination of settlers and the Army, which are often indistinguishable from each other.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2025
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Big Bone Lick's annual Salt Festival See demonstrations of early settler ways of life, salt making, archery, spear and tomahawk throwing.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
15 Oct. 2025
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On the fashion front, Schumacher, which was founded in New York by Parisian Frederic Schumacher in 1889, has been a pioneer in collaborations from its dawn.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
14 Oct. 2025
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Windridge said discussions about fusion’s future and possible arrival always remind her of a quote attributed to the Russian physicist Lev Artsimovich, an early fusion pioneer.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Beaver Moon takes its name from early Native American tribes as well as American colonists, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac, when beavers begin sheltering in their lodges after gathering enough food to last the winter.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Oct. 2025
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As late as 1776, only a third of colonists supported the Revolution wholeheartedly; a roughly equal amount remained loyal to the crown, and the remainder had yet to make up their minds.—
Time,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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In 1795, at the height of Mexico’s colonial rule, the king of Spain granted the first license to distill agave wine, the period name for what’s now tequila, to the Cuervo family.—
David Shortell,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
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Widespread Filipino immigration to the United States began in the 20th century, sparked by U.S. colonial rule in the Philippines, per Stanford University.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Colonizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colonizer. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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