colonist
Americannoun
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an inhabitant of a colony.
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a member of a colonizing expedition.
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(often initial capital letter) an inhabitant of the 13 British colonies that became the United States of America.
noun
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a person who settles or colonizes an area
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an inhabitant or member of a colony
Etymology
Origin of colonist
Example Sentences
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However, the researchers report their work revealed the "richness, abundance and composition" of the bee populations were "signficantly impacted by agricultural colonization after as little as 10-17 years of settlement by colonist farmers and ranchers."
From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2024
Pocahontas died several years later in March 1617 in Gravesend, England, while colonist John Rolfe died around March 1622, he added.
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2023
It stands on the site where Samuel de Champlain, the French colonist and navigator who founded Quebec and New France, built a chapel in 1633.
From Reuters • Jul. 28, 2022
Senegalese Author Mariama Bâ: “The assimilationist dream of the colonist drew into its crucible our mode of thought and way of life.”
From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021
Zeroing in on every colonist, looking for something, anything that would show them to be a Butterfly.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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