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colonizers

col·o·nize
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kol-uh-nahyz]
    • /ˈkɒl əˌnaɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kol-uh-nahyz]
    • /ˈkɒl əˌnaɪz/

Definitions of colonizers word

  • verb with object colonizers to establish a colony in; settle: England colonized Australia. 1
  • verb with object colonizers to form a colony of: to colonize laborers in a mining region. 1
  • verb without object colonizers to form a colony: They went out to Australia to colonize. 1
  • verb without object colonizers to settle in a colony. 1
  • noun colonizers Plural form of colonizer. 1
  • noun colonizers plural of colonizer. 0

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Origin of colonizers

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 Colonizers

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

colonizers 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 62% 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.

colonizers usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for colonizers

noun colonizers

  • 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.

Top questions with colonizers

  • what are colonizers?

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