colonist
noun
an inhabitant of a colony.
colonists
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pluralof colonist.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But he devotes considerable attention to how Native Americans manipulated and frequently triumphed over colonists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
One of the main reasons colonists rebelled against the crown was that they wanted more Indigenous land—they wanted to move farther west into North America, but the king was telling them no.
From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2026
The letter from the owner of the cargo, the East India Company, to the British government gives a breakdown of the tea destroyed on December 16, 1773 by American colonists.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
In the mural “Troubled Island,” Noni Olabisi chronicles the Haitian struggle for independence, including how suffering under French colonists led to the 1791 slave rebellion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
A couple of the colonists began throwing snowballs.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
