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nɪst
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-
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-nist
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noun
1.
an inhabitant of a
colony
.
2.
a member of a
colonizing
expedition.
3.
(
often initial capital letter
)
an inhabitant of the 13 British
colonies
that became the United States of America.
Origin:
1695–1705,
Americanism
;
colon(y)
+
-ist
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colonist
(ˈkɒlənɪst)
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n
1.
a person who settles or colonizes an area
2.
an inhabitant or member of a colony
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colonist
1701, "colonizer," from
colony
.
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