colonialist

American  

[kuh-loh-nee-uhl-ist] / kəˈloʊ ni əl ɪst /

noun

1. a person who supports the system or principles of colonialism.

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adjective

1. relating to, favoring, or arising from the system or principles of colonialism.

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colonialist

Set in 1869, it's a thrilling and profound tale of secret personal ambition set against the backdrop of colonialist expansion.

From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2025

Through Amelia, series creator and executive producer Brendan Foley has an opportunity to address and perhaps challenge the colonialist outlook imbued in Holmes by his author.

From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2025

There’s also something resonant in an Afrofuturist take on colonialist sci-fi, one that marks its narrative space with such a potent mix of planetary wonder, identity peril and alien violence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2025

I was transported to the historical epoch when almost the entire continent was shedding its colonialist rule and the associated attire and stepping onto the world stage transformed.

From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2023

He often incurred the hostility of ultra-imperialist and of colonialist alike, going too slow for the one and too fast for the other.

From The Day of Sir Wilfrid Laurier A Chronicle of Our Own Time by Oscar Douglas Skelton

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