All colonist synonyms
col·o·nist
C c noun colonist
- pilgrim — a person who journeys, especially a long distance, to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion: pilgrims to the Holy Land.
- pioneer — a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- colonial — Colonial means relating to countries that are colonies, or to colonialism.
- homesteader — the owner or holder of a homestead.
- settler — a person or thing that settles.
- migrant — migrating, especially of people; migratory.
- planter — a person who plants.
- immigrant — a person who migrates to another country, usually for permanent residence.
- coloniser — (British) alternative spelling of colonizer.
- colonizer — to establish a colony in; settle: England colonized Australia.
- conqueror — The conquerors of a country or group of people are the people who have taken complete control of that country or group's land.
- invader — to enter forcefully as an enemy; go into with hostile intent: Germany invaded Poland in 1939.
adjective colonist
- colonialist — Colonialist means relating to colonialism.