colonist
an inhabitant of a colony.
a member of a colonizing expedition.
(often initial capital letter) an inhabitant of the 13 British colonies that became the United States of America.
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How to use colonist in a sentence
Future lunar colonists could use this water to make breathable oxygen, drinkable water, and perhaps most important, rocket fuel.
This is what NASA wants to do when it gets to the moon | Neel Patel | December 9, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewMonths passed and the promised rescue ship with fresh supplies and more colonists never appeared.
Later, the colonists dug up some graves and robbed some food caches.
That’s true even though, for the colonists and their descendants, 1620 was not much more than a blip in colonial history.
Initially when the Mayflower arrived in Patuxet, which the passengers later renamed Plymouth, the relationship between the colonists and the Wampanoag was one of co-existence.
400 Years After the Mayflower Set Sail, a New Exhibit Acknowledges the U.K.'s Impact on Native American Communities | Suyin Haynes | September 16, 2020 | Time
One powerful colonist alone refused to obey: Mem de Sa ordered his house to be surrounded and instantly levelled with the ground.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria GrahamFor the merman turned and caught at Dalgard, pulling the larger colonist along a step or two with the urgency of his grip.
Star Born | Andre NortonIf these mermen had not seen a colonist before, he might resemble Those Others in their eyes.
Star Born | Andre NortonAbout the other's narrow hips was slung a belt from which hung pouches and tools the primitive colonist could not evaluate.
Star Born | Andre NortonHe was not going to allow himself to be pushed onto anything foolish, whether this "colonist" could read his mind or not.
Star Born | Andre Norton
British Dictionary definitions for colonist
/ (ˈkɒlənɪst) /
a person who settles or colonizes an area
an inhabitant or member of a colony
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