COLONIST Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the word colonist. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for COLONIST
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settler | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country • a negotiator who settles disputes • a clerk in a betting shop who calculates the winnings | ||||||||
colt | nounn | |||||||
noun • a young male horse under the age of four • a kind of revolver | ||||||||
explorer | nounn | |||||||
noun • a commercial browser developed by Microsoft • someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose) | ||||||||
homesteader | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it | ||||||||
immigrant | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there | ||||||||
inhabitant | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who inhabits a particular place | ||||||||
newcomer | nounn | |||||||
noun • any new participant in some activity • a recent arrival | ||||||||
pioneer | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art • one of the first colonists or settlers in a new territory verb • open up an area or prepare a way • take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of • open up and explore a new area | ||||||||
resident | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
adjective • living in a particular place • used of animals that do not migrate noun • someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there • a physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital | ||||||||
squatter | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it • someone who settles on land without right or title |