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- [kol-uh-nahyz]
- /ˈkɒl əˌnaɪz/
- /ˈkɒ.lə.naɪ.zə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kol-uh-nahyz]
- /ˈkɒl əˌnaɪz/
Definitions of colonizer word
- verb with object colonizer to establish a colony in; settle: England colonized Australia. 1
- verb with object colonizer to form a colony of: to colonize laborers in a mining region. 1
- verb without object colonizer to form a colony: They went out to Australia to colonize. 1
- verb without object colonizer to settle in a colony. 1
- noun colonizer One who establishes or joins a colony; a colonist. 1
- noun colonizer founder of a colony 1
Information block about the term
Origin of colonizer
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
First recorded in 1615-25; colon(y) + -ize
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Colonizer
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
colonizer popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
colonizer usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for colonizer
noun colonizer
- pilgrim — a person who journeys, especially a long distance, to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion: pilgrims to the Holy Land.
- founder — a person who founds or casts metal, glass, etc.
- settler — a person or thing that settles.
- colonist — Colonists are the people who start a colony or the people who are among the first to live in a particular colony.
- immigrant — a person who migrates to another country, usually for permanent residence.
adjective colonizer
- colonialist — Colonialist means relating to colonialism.
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