colonist
pronunciation
How to pronounce colonist in British English:
UK [ˈkɒlənɪst]
How to pronounce colonist in American English:
US [ˈkɑːlənɪst]
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- Noun:
- a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
Word Origin
- colonist (n.)
- 1701, "colonizer," from colony + -ist.
Example
- 1. Just a few meters ahead , you run into a colonist who warns you not to go up the road .
- 2. Rolfe was a colonist in jamestown , virginia , the first successful english settlement in the americas .
- 3. With the cession of transportation , the gold rushes of the 1850s and the influx of free settlers , a view of the " born colonist " emerged .
- 4. He married jane pierce , daughter of a colonist , and continued his efforts to improve the quality and quantity of virginia tobacco .