colonist
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colonial, colonizer, frontiersman, homesteader, pioneer, settler
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The event was held on Chesapeake Bay, where ships traded men and women from what’s now Angola for supplies from English colonists. — NBC News, "Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam pledges new black history education," 26 Aug. 2019 The greatest tyranny in American history was not aimed at the colonists, it was aimed at African Americans over and over again, slavery, segregation, lynching. — Nr Staff, National Review, "The Ungrateful among Us," 19 July 2019 Between 1780 and 1782, when the rebellion of the British colonists in North America was reaching its climax, a still more savage drama was being played out in South America. — Robert Goodwin, The New York Review of Books, "J.H. Elliott," 9 May 2019 Compared with their European counterparts, English colonists didn’t keep great records. — Los Angeles Times, "A family that believes it descends from the first African American reflects on 400 years of history," 25 Aug. 2019 Upon their arrival on the former British colony, some 20 or so Africans were forcibly traded to colonists in exchange for food and supplies. — Haleluya Hadero, Quartz Africa, "Artifacts from British and African museums show the transatlantic slave trade’s inhumanity," 30 July 2019 Four hundred years ago, in 1619, English privateers sold African captives to Jamestown colonists. — Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey, Twin Cities, "Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey: Why now is the moment to atone for 400 years of racism," 28 July 2019 This year, San Diego commemorates the arrival 250 years ago of Spanish soldiers, priests and other colonists sent to occupy and develop Alta California. — Roger Showley, San Diego Union-Tribune, "250 years of San Diego," 30 June 2019 Ranchers and colonists defended their herds by baiting, trapping, and poisoning them. — Ingfei Chen, The New Yorker, "The Persuasive Power of the Wolf Lady," 29 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'colonist.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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