Definitions of colonizer
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someone who helps to found a colony
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synonyms:
coloniser
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examples:
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Sir Walter Raleigh
English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618)
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Cecil John Rhodes
British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa; made a fortune in gold and diamond mining; helped colonize the territory now known as Zimbabwe; he endowed annual fellowships for British Commonwealth and United States students to study at Oxford University (1853-1902)
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type of:
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beginner, father, founder, founding father
a person who founds or establishes some institution
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Sir Walter Raleigh
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