COLONIST Meaning of COLONIST in English col ‧ o ‧ nist /ˈkɒlənəst, ˈkɒlənɪst $ ˈkɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] someone who settles in a new colony:The colonists struggled through their first winter. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012