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.

Origin of colonist

An Americanism dating back to 1695–1705; colon(y) + -ist

Words nearby colonist

colonialize, colonial siding, Colonial Spanish, colonic, Colonies, colonist, colonitis, colonization, colonize, Colonna, colonnade

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Example sentences from the Web for colonist

Make him hate himself and everything he's done since he decided to become a colonist—if you can!
The Colonists|Raymond F. Jones
My father was a French colonist in the island of Saint Domingo.
Little Novels|Wilkie Collins
A Krooman of our party was killed, and a colonist severely wounded.
Captain Canot|Brantz Mayer
The colonist died the year after the farm was given him, leaving his widow, Annetje Jans, to care for the property.
The Story of Manhattan|Charles Hemstreet

New Zealand also was virgin ground for the European colonist.
Terre Napoleon|Ernest Scott

British Dictionary definitions for colonist

colonist

/ (ˈkɒlənɪst) /

noun

a person who settles or colonizes an area

an inhabitant or member of a colony

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单词	colonist
释义	colonist [ kol-uh-nist ] / ˈkɒl ə nɪst / SEE SYNONYMS FOR colonist ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Origin of colonist An Americanism dating back to 1695–1705; colon(y) + -ist Words nearby colonist colonialize, colonial siding, Colonial Spanish, colonic, Colonies, colonist, colonitis, colonization, colonize, Colonna, colonnade Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for colonist Make him hate himself and everything he's done since he decided to become a colonist—if you can! The Colonists\|Raymond F. Jones My father was a French colonist in the island of Saint Domingo. Little Novels\|Wilkie Collins A Krooman of our party was killed, and a colonist severely wounded. Captain Canot\|Brantz Mayer The colonist died the year after the farm was given him, leaving his widow, Annetje Jans, to care for the property. The Story of Manhattan\|Charles Hemstreet New Zealand also was virgin ground for the European colonist. Terre Napoleon\|Ernest Scott 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 Words related to colonist pilgrim, pioneer, colonial, homesteader
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colonist

noun

Origin of colonist

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Example sentences from the Web for colonist

British Dictionary definitions for colonist

noun

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