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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 colonizers
From migrants and colonizers to gossip and war, Emily Wilson examines The Aeneid and its relevance to the modern world.
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tumblr.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Candomblé was prohibited at the beginning of the 20th century by the white colonizers and Portuguese, and also whatever was left of the Portuguese Empire.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
As a hotbed of resistance against its British colonizers, Bengal’s freedom struggle was fought as much with ideas as with weapons.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
From migrants and colonizers to gossip and war, Emily Wilson examines The Aeneid and its relevance to the modern world.
—Literary Hub, 6 Sep. 2025
tumblr.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Candomblé was prohibited at the beginning of the 20th century by the white colonizers and Portuguese, and also whatever was left of the Portuguese Empire.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
As a hotbed of resistance against its British colonizers, Bengal’s freedom struggle was fought as much with ideas as with weapons.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
From migrants and colonizers to gossip and war, Emily Wilson examines The Aeneid and its relevance to the modern world.
—Literary Hub, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colonizers
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Led by President Mahmoud Abbas, who succeeded Arafat upon his death two decades ago, the PA's legitimacy has been beset by accusations of corruption, lack of elections and growing violence by Israeli settlers and armed Palestinian factions.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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In 1849, local Ho-Chunk Indians carried on a large trade of the fruit with early settlers in Juneau County.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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New Metric Media Founder & CEO, Mark Montefiore said Chris and Pat Kelly are podcast pioneers.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
13 Oct. 2025
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There's a reason why a modern late-night program like Fallon's Tonight Show now has hip-hop pioneers The Roots as its house band.—
Eric Deggans,
NPR,
13 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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“Colonizers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colonizers. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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