Download the app
educalingo
colonist

Meaning of "colonist" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF COLONIST

ˈkɒlənɪst


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COLONIST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Colonist is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COLONIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Settler

A settler is a person who has migrated to an area and established permanent residence there, often to colonize the area. Settlers are generally from a sedentary culture, and will be opposed or compared to nomads who share and rotate their settlements with little or no concept of individual land ownership...

Definition of colonist in the English dictionary

The definition of colonist in the dictionary is a person who settles or colonizes an area. Other definition of colonist is an inhabitant or member of a colony.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COLONIST

agonist · antagonist · educationist · exhibitionist · expressionist · Galenist · humanist · illusionist · impressionist · melanist · miscellanist · modernist · nutritionist · organist · Panhellenist · perfectionist · pianist · protagonist · receptionist · Zionist

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COLONIST

colonialist · colonialistic · colonialize · colonially · colonialness · colonic · colonic irrigation · Colonies · colonisable · colonisation · colonisationist · colonise · coloniser · colonitis · colonizable · colonization · colonizationist · colonize · colonized · colonizer

WORDS THAT END LIKE COLONIST

abortionist · accordionist · anti-Zionist · balloonist · cartoonist · communist · conservationist · constructionist · dental receptionist · evolutionist · fashionist · hotel receptionist · percussionist · precisionist · reductionist · revisionist · revolutionist · saxophonist · telephonist · trade unionist · unionist

Synonyms and antonyms of colonist in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «COLONIST»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «colonist» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «colonist» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF COLONIST

Find out the translation of colonist to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of colonist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «colonist» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

殖民者
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

colono
570 millions of speakers
en

English

colonist
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

उपनिवेशवादी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مستعمر
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

колонист
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

colonizador
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ঔপনিবেশিক
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

colon
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Penjajah
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Siedler
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

入植者
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

식민지 개척자
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Colonist
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người thực dân
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

காலனிஸ்ட்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

वसाहतवादी
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

sömürgeci
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

colonizzatore
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

kolonista
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

колоніст
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

colonist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άποικος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kolonis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kolonist
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

colonist
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of colonist

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COLONIST»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of colonist
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «colonist».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about colonist

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COLONIST»

Discover the use of colonist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to colonist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
You Wouldn't Want to Be an American Colonist!: A Settlement ...
Traces the founding of the English colony at Jamestown, its struggle for survival, and its eventual decline.
Jacqueline Morley, David Salariya, 2013
2
Life as a Colonist
A resource book detailing daily life in the American colonies.
Bob Rybak, 2002
3
Colonist's Wife
It's 2088, and having testified in a gangland murder trial, nowhere on Earth is safe for Louise.
Kylie Scott, 2013
4
The Forgotten Frontier: Colonist and Khoisan on the Cape's ...
The Forgotten Frontier is the intriguing story of the conflict between colonists and indigenous herders and hunters on the Western and Northern Cape frontier of South Africa.
Nigel Penn, 2005
5
Captain John Smith: Courageous Colonist
An activity book that presents information about Captain John Smith.
Carole Marsh, 2002
6
The Colonist: A Work on the Past and Present Position of the ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
William Bateman, Jr., 2012
7
Lady Merton, Colonist
LADY. MERTON,. COLONIST. CHAPTER I "I call this part of the line beastly depressing." The speaker tossed his cigarette-end away as he spoke. It fell on the railway line, and the tiny smoke from it curled up for a moment against the heavy ...
Humphrey Ward, 2008
8
Reminiscences of a Castro Colonist
Auguste étellière. According to her, “the section relating to San Antonio was translated by Mr. Frétellière, and published in The Texas Magazine, March, 1912. ” Today, the only archival copy at the University of Texas is contained in the ...
Auguste étellière, 2010
9
The Case of the Colonist's Corpse
When Captain Kirk faced court-martial, he chose the best lawyer in the Federation -- Samuel T. Cogley, a cranky old man who prefers books to padds and people to computers.
Tony Isabella, Bob Ingersoll, 2012
10
Manchurian Legacy: Memoirs Of A Japanese Colonist
"Manchurian Legacy" is the story of her family's life in Dairen, their survival as a forgotten people during the battle to reclaim Manchuria waged by Russia, Nationalist China, and Communist China, and their subsequent repatriation to a ...
Kazuko Kuramoto, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COLONIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term colonist is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Totem poles add welcoming spirit to Saanich Peninsula Hospital
Photograph By BRUCE STOTESBURY, Times Colonist. • Times Colonist •. VKA-TOTEMS08255.jpg. The four carvers: from left, Doug LaFortune ... «Times Colonist, Jul 15»
2
Martin Mars water bomber may rise again at Sproat Lake
Photograph By Deddeda Stemler, Victoria Times Colonist. With forest fires burning across B.C. and fire-related haze over parts of Vancouver ... «Times Colonist, Jul 15»
3
Brother of diver missing near Race Rocks asks for search to continue
Katie DeRosa and Cindy E. Harnett / Times Colonist July 7, 2015 11:00 AM Updated: July 7, 2015 10:41 PM. Email; Print. • Times Colonist •. Tims-latest-pic.jpg. «Times Colonist, Jul 15»
4
Body washes up near Clover Point; Victoria police launch investigation
By KATIE DEROSA, TIMES COLONIST July 6, 2015 10:20 AM ... Copyright (c) The Victoria Times Colonist. E-mail this Article · Print this Article; Share this Article ... «Vancouver Sun, Jul 15»
5
Searchers hunt for missing diver near Race Rocks
... dive when they experienced trouble and were separated near Race Rocks. Photograph By LYLE STAFFORD, Times Colonist. Previous Next. «Times Colonist, Jul 15»
6
It's a matter of Pride — colourful parade brightens downtown Victoria
Colourfully dressed parade-goers make up for a drab day at the Pride crosswalk adjacent to Victoria City Hall. Photograph By Times Colonist. «Times Colonist, Jul 15»
7
Smoke from Mainland's wildfires blankets southern Vancouver Island
Cindy E. Harnett / Times Colonist July 5, 2015 04:30 PM. Email; Print. • Times Colonist •. orange sky. View of orange sky from Islandview Beach on Sunday ... «Times Colonist, Jul 15»
8
Abrupt removal from foster home 'heartbreaking' for girl, NDP says
The Times Colonist also spoke to concerned people in the community who know the child and the foster parents. Simons said he's unhappy ... «Times Colonist, Jul 15»
9
New owner plans to turn Central Saanich golf site into farm
Photograph By BRUCE STOTESBURY, Times Colonist. Instead of following previous controversial moves to use agricultural land as ... «Times Colonist, Jul 15»
10
One dead, two seriously injured in taxi crash on Gorge Road
Photograph By Times Colonist. Previous Next. Police investigate at the scene where a taxi cab apparently hit a power pole, killing the driver ... «Times Colonist, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Colonist [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/colonist>. May 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
EN