Colonizer
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Colonizer is a noun meaning One who colonizes:.
Meaning
One who colonizes:.
More Meanings
- (ecology) A species that establishes itself in a new area.
- (derogatory, neologism) A white person.
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.
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.
"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.
Word Forms
- colonizers
Synonyms for colonizer
Depending on context, synonyms include abelungu, Angrez, balanda, cac, Caucasian, cracker.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include settler, coloniser, coloniarch, coloner, colonist, peopler.
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