colonist

English

Etymology

From colon(y) +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒlənɪst/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑlənɪst/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Hyphenation: col‧o‧nist

Noun

colonist (plural colonists)

  1. A founder of a colony.
    Synonym: colonizer
    Hypernym: colonialist
  2. A member of a colony.
    Synonym: colonizer
    Hypernym: colonialist

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kolonist. By surface analysis, colonie +‎ -ist.

Noun

colonist m (plural coloniști, feminine equivalent colonistă)

  1. colonist

Declension

Declension of colonist
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative colonist colonistul coloniști coloniștii
genitive-dative colonist colonistului coloniști coloniștilor
vocative colonistule coloniștilor