colonist

Definitions

colony + -ist ('one who') = a person who settles a colony — the direct heir of Latin colōnus, the farmer-settler. Compare colonizer, which stresses taking control; colonist leans toward the settler who actually lives and works there.

Common Collocations

• 1.early colonist早期殖民者
• 2.first colonists最早的殖民者

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The early colonists struggled to survive their first winter.

• 2.

  Colonists cleared the forest to plant their crops.