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- [kol-uh-nist]
- /ˈkɒl ə nɪst/
- /ˈkɒl.ə.nist/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kol-uh-nist]
- /ˈkɒl ə nɪst/
Definitions of colonist word
- countable noun colonist Colonists are the people who start a colony or the people who are among the first to live in a particular colony. 3
- noun colonist a person who settles or colonizes an area 3
- noun colonist an inhabitant or member of a colony 3
- noun colonist any of the original settlers or founders of a colony 3
- noun colonist an inhabitant of a colony 3
- noun colonist an inhabitant of a colony. 1
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Origin of colonist
First appearance:
before 1695 One of the 49% oldest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1695-1705; colon(y) + -ist
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Colonist
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
colonist popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
colonist usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for colonist
noun colonist
- pilgrim — a person who journeys, especially a long distance, to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion: pilgrims to the Holy Land.
- pioneer — a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- colonial — Colonial means relating to countries that are colonies, or to colonialism.
- homesteader — the owner or holder of a homestead.
- settler — a person or thing that settles.
adjective colonist
- colonialist — Colonialist means relating to colonialism.
Antonyms for colonist
noun colonist
- native — being the place or environment in which a person was born or a thing came into being: one's native land.
Top questions with colonist
- how did the colonist react to the stamp act?
- what is a colonist?
- what does colonist mean?
- why did colonist come to america?
- why did the colonist fight the british?
- what did the colonist wear?
- what is one reason colonist came to america?
- how did the colonist react to the sugar act?
- colonist who remained loyal to britain?
- how did the colonist respond to the intolerable acts?
- what is the definition of colonist?
- colonist who by horseback warned the british were coming?
- how did colonist react to the proclamation of 1763?
- why did some colonist disagree with the leaders of massachusetts?
- how did the colonist react to the boston tea party?
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