colonizer

English

Etymology

colonize +‎ -er

Noun

colonizer (plural colonizers)

1. One who colonizes:
   1. One who makes a group or place into a colony; one who establishes a colonial relationship.
   2. One who establishes or joins a colony; a colonist.
   3. One who intrudes and takes over.
2. (ecology) A species that establishes itself in a new area.
3. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (US, slang, derogatory) A white person.

Translations

colonist — see colonist