colonizer

col·o·nize  (kl-nz)

v. col·o·nized, col·o·niz·ing, col·o·niz·es

v.tr.

1. To form or establish a colony or colonies in.

2. To migrate to and settle in; occupy as a colony.

3. To resettle or confine (persons) in or as if in a colony.

4. To subjugate (a population) to or as if to a colonial government.

v.intr.

1. To form or establish a colony.

2. To settle in a colony or colonies.

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colo·nizer n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

colonizer - someone who helps to found a colony coloniser beginner, founder, founding father, father - a person who founds or establishes some institution; "George Washington is the father of his country"

Translations

colonizer [ˈkɒlənaɪzə^r] coloniser (British) n → colonisateur/trice m/f