Thesaurus results for COLONIST

colonist

noun

ˈkä-lə-nist

as in settler

a person who settles in a new region over time the colonists began to sense that they were becoming a people unto themselves

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Recent Examples on the Web For well over half a century, scientists and engineers have been looking for ways to protect future Moon colonists. —

David Szondy, New Atlas, 16 July 2024 The park protects the historic structures and landscapes associated with the opening battle of the American Revolution on that fateful day, including what happened at North Bridge and the colonists' confrontations with the British. —

Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 10 July 2024 The arrival of colonists and feral predators, however, brought about an almost catastrophic decline in the species’ population in the late 19th century. —

Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024 This campy and strange story about a family of would-be colonists trying to survive in the coldest reaches of space is just the thing. —

Alex Galbraith, EW.com, 24 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for colonist

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