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colonist
noun col·o·nist \ˈkä-lə-nist\
: a person who lives in a colony
: a person who helps to create a colony
Full Definition of COLONIST
1
: a member or inhabitant of a colony
2
: one that colonizes or settles in a new country
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First Known Use of COLONIST
1701
Related to COLONIST
- Synonyms
- colonial, frontiersman, colonizer, homesteader, pioneer, settler
COLONIST Defined for Kids
colonist
noun col·o·nist \ˈkä-lə-nəst\
Definition of COLONIST for Kids
1
: a person living in a colony
2
: a person who helps to found a colony
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