colonizer

Noun

Meaning

One who promotes or establishes a colony; a colonist.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

coloniser pathfinder explorer pilgrim colonist emigrant colonial pioneer immigrant migrant settler imperialist planter crowder squatter

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Antonyms

local foreign emigrant native colonial citizen

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Hypernyms

father founder beginner founding father

Examples

In Fulton County, Juneteenth will replace Columbus Day, which honors explorer and colonizer Christopher Columbus. Source: Internet

Is it possible the colonizer and the colonized to form equal and mutually beneficial relationship? Source: Internet

Which reminds us of the ancient days of colonization, when the colonizer held the cross in one hand, and the sword in the other. Source: Internet

Many in Africa realized their own strength with regard to the colonizer for the first time. Source: Internet

Moreover, and above all, the proportion of native (or near-native) speakers of the language of the former colonizer, become official after independence, is no doubt considerably higher than in any other African country. Source: Internet

"What bothers me is not being considered a person of color, but that people ignore that Spain was a colonizer country. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

colonize something colonized colonizee colonizing states Colonna colonnade