Meaning

2 senses
  1. A founder of a colony.

    Kolonist, Kolonistin, Kolonisator

    колони́стkoloníst, колони́сткаkolonístka, поселе́нецposelénec

  2. A member of a colony.

More definitions
  • a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country

Examples

14 sentences
  1. The colonists bartered with the natives for fur.

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  2. The criminal actions of the colonists must be denounced.

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  3. This outfit was typical of a colonist at that time.

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  4. Two-spirit people were referred to by colonists as "berdache."

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  5. Martian colonists initially opted to build habitats underground and in domed enclosures.

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Translations

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Forms

plural: colonists
Singularcolonist
Pluralcolonists

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country:settler

Word family

2 related words
Relatedcolony

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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