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colonist

[ kol-uh-nist ]
/ ˈkɒl ə nɪst /
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noun

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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RELATED WORDS

pilgrim, pioneer, colonial, homesteader

Nearby words

colonialization, colonialize, colonic, colonies, colonisation, colonist, colonitis, colonization, colonize, colonna, colonnade

Origin of colonist

An Americanism dating back to 1695–1705; colon(y) + -ist
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British Dictionary definitions for colonist

colonist

/ (ˈkɒlənɪst) /

noun

a person who settles or colonizes an area
an inhabitant or member of a colony
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for colonist

colonist

n.

1701, "colonizer," from colony + -ist.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper