Colonist (Noun)
Meaning
A person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The Pilgrims were early colonists who established the Plymouth Colony in present-day Massachusetts.
- Many European colonists arrived in Australia in the late 18th century as convicts or free settlers.
- As a colonist, she faced numerous challenges adapting to the harsh climate and rugged terrain of the new land.
- The British colonist had invested heavily in the tea trade and stood to lose a fortune if the taxes were imposed.
- The brave colonist who had settled in the untamed wilderness of the American frontier was often a subject of fascination and admiration in the literature of the time.