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colonist

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col⋅o⋅nist

  [kol-uh-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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col·o·nist   (kŏl'ə-nĭst)   
n.  

  1. An original settler or founder of a colony.

  2. An inhabitant of a colony.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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