colonizer

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɒlənaɪzər/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
col•o•nize /ˈkɑləˌnaɪz/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object], -nized, -niz•ing. 
  1. Governmentto establish a colony in; settle:They colonized the region.
col•o•niz•a•ble, adj. 
col•o•ni•za•tion /ˌkɑlənəˈzeɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]
col•o•niz•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
col•o•nize  (kolə nīz′),USA pronunciation v., -nized, -niz•ing. 
v.t. 
  1. Governmentto establish a colony in;
    settle:England colonized Australia.
  2. Governmentto form a colony of:to colonize laborers in a mining region.

v.i. 
  1. Governmentto form a colony:They went out to Australia to colonize.
  2. Governmentto settle in a colony.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] colo•nise′. 
  • colon(y) + -ize 1615–25
colo•niz′a•ble, adj. 
col′o•niz′a•bili•ty, n. 
col′o•ni•zation, n. 
col′o•ni•zation•ist, n. 
colo•niz′er, n. 

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