as in settler
a person who settles in a new region
the first colonizers of Easter Island must have faced untold challenges
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Recent Examples of colonizer
From Belize to Chile, a fascinating blend of Indigenous, European colonizer, and more recent immigrant cultures shape everything from cuisine to architecture.
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Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2024
In others, like, the U.S., Canada, and Australia, European colonizers built systems of property rights, independent courts, and other institutions that make societies richer over time.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 14 Oct. 2024
But some feel the term ignores the region's strong Indigenous and African heritage and connects them too closely with their European colonizers.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 11 Oct. 2024
Who owns a colonized culture — the colonizers, or its original creators?
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024
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Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2024
In others, like, the U.S., Canada, and Australia, European colonizers built systems of property rights, independent courts, and other institutions that make societies richer over time.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 14 Oct. 2024
But some feel the term ignores the region's strong Indigenous and African heritage and connects them too closely with their European colonizers.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 11 Oct. 2024
Who owns a colonized culture — the colonizers, or its original creators?
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for colonizer
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Sheridan reportedly has a long-running desire to adapt the book that tells the story of the battles between the Comanche tribe and white settlers in America's West.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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Due to a lack of hedgehogs, the settlers began using another hibernating mammal: The groundhog.—
Julia Gomez,
USA TODAY,
18 Jan. 2025
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Leading the charge is Brandon Marshall, the six-time Pro Bowler and media pioneer, who is kicking off the project on his YouTube channel.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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New Village Arts explores the private life of famed scientist Marie Curie in new play The first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the discoverer of radium and polonium, Marie Curie is one of scientific history’s pioneers.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Jan. 2025
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Still, many colonists had not seriously considered separating from the mother country—until a history-making pamphlet was published in the City of Brotherly Love on January 10, 1776.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Jan. 2025
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Recommended for European travelers and colonists heading to the East in the late 1800s, quinine was initially added to various alcoholic beverages to mask its bitterness.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
23 Dec. 2024
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Long periods of rule by Portuguese, Dutch, and finally British colonial occupiers were only fully concluded in 1965, when the Maldives became an Islamic sultanate, albeit one not initially included in the British Commonwealth.—
Rob Crossan,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Jan. 2025
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In fact, Americans have been cultivating it since the colonial era, when it was traded on the Philadelphia commodity exchange at the same price as gold.—
Jane Black,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2025
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“Colonizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colonizer. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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