colonist

[US]/'kɒlənɪst/
[UK]/'kɑlənɪst/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. settler in a colony, immigrant resident in a colony

Example Sentences

Britain immigrated many colonists to the New World.

Opposition by colonists to unfair taxation by the British was a precursor of the Revolution.

Some of the early colonists were cruel to the native population.

Colonists from Europe populated many parts of the Americas.

Colonists were disaffected by the autocratic actions of the royal governor.

Land was seemingly limitless in extend and, therefore, not highly priced, and almost every colonist wanted to be a landholder.

9.Land was seemingly limitless in extent and, therefore, not highly priced, and almost every colonist wanted to be a landholder.

The large number of Russians in Czar period who immigrated to Central Asia as "Moujik colonists" belonged to this group of people.

English-born American colonist who was twice deported to England ('28 and '30) by Puritans who disapproved of his business practices and frolicsome ways.

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