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Definition of colonizer - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
historyperson who establishes a colony in a new area
- The colonizer claimed the land for his home country..
2.
biologyTECH. organism that establishes in a new habitatTECH.
- The fungus acted as a colonizer in the decaying wood..
3.
- He was called a colonizer in the heated argument.
Origin of colonizer
Latin, colonus (farmer)
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Examples of colonizer in a sentence
Colonizers often faced resistance from indigenous people. The bacteria served as a colonizer in the nutrient-rich environment. As a colonizer, the plant species thrived in the disturbed soil. The protesters shouted 'colonizer' at the officials. She accused him of being a colonizer during the debate.
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- French:colonisateur, envahisseur, ...
- German:Kolonisator, Kolonialist, ...
- Italian:colonizzatore, colonialista, ...
- Spanish:colono, conquistador, ...
- Portuguese:colonialista, ...
- Chinese:殖民地开拓者, 定殖者, ...
- Japanese:植民者, 定着生物, ...
- Arabic:مُسْتَعْمِر, مُسْتَوْطِن, ...
- Hebrew:מְיַיסֵּד מוֹשָׁבָה, מְיַישֵּׁב חָדָשׁ, ...
- Russian:колонизатор, завоеватель, ...
- Ukrainian:поселенець, ...
- Hindi:उपनिवेशक, बसने वाला जीव, ...
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