COLONISTS Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the word colonists. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for COLONISTS
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citizens | nounn | |||||||
noun • a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community | ||||||||
colonizers | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who helps to found a colony | ||||||||
homesteaders | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it | ||||||||
immigrants | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there | ||||||||
inhabitants | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who inhabits a particular place | ||||||||
migrants | nounn | |||||||
noun • traveler who moves from one region or country to another adjective satellite • habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work | ||||||||
occupants | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there | ||||||||
pioneers | nounn | |||||||
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 | ||||||||
residents | nounn | |||||||
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 | ||||||||
settlers | 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 | ||||||||
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 |