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oecist

noun
oe·​cist | \ ˈēsə̇st\
variants: or oekist \ -​kə̇st \
plural -s

Definition of oecist

: colonizer

History and Etymology for oecist

Greek oikistēs, from oikos house + -istēs -ist

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