colonizer
/kˈɑlənˌaɪzɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.15 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who colonizes:
noun
One who colonizes:
noun
One who colonizes:
noun
A species that establishes itself in a new area.
Example Sentences
- "Don't scare me like that, colonizer!"
- ""Howard University is supposed to be a safe space for black people and we don't need you colonizers infiltrating it," said Charlemagne, radio personality and the co-host of The Breakfast Club."
- ""Disgusted isn't even close to a word for it," they wrote. "How?? how is this okay?? she was a REAL LITTLE GIRL — to do this her, to us, over and over again… i am just at a loss. disgusting. does she not deserve rest? reclamation? honor? you colonizers make me vom," she wrote."
- "Jokes and memes about colonizers' bland-ass food resonate, and not because of their originality or comedic genius; implicit in those quips is a declaration of allegiance with people whose ancestral lands were once plundered by colonial powers for spices and other riches."
Etymology
From colonize + -er.