coloniser | | |
n. (person) | 1. coloniser, colonizer | someone who helps to found a colony. |
| ~ beginner, founder, founding father, father | a person who founds or establishes some institution.; "George Washington is the father of his country" |
| ~ ralegh, raleigh, sir walter ralegh, sir walter raleigh, walter ralegh, walter raleigh | English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618). |
| ~ cecil j. rhodes, cecil john rhodes, cecil rhodes, 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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