COLONIST


Meaning of COLONIST in English

/kol"euh nist/ , n.

1. an inhabitant of a colony.

2. a member of a colonizing expedition.

3. ( often cap. ) an inhabitant of the 13 British colonies that became the United States of America.

[ 1695-1705, Amer.; COLON(Y) + -IST ]

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