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The definition of a colonist is someone who was an original settler in a colony or currently lives in a colony.

(noun)

  1. William Bradford of the Plymouth Colony is an example of a founding American colonist.
  2. Those living in the New Zealand colony Tokelau are examples of colonists.

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See colonist in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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noun

  1. any of the original settlers or founders of a colony
  2. an inhabitant of a colony

See colonist in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. An original settler or founder of a colony.
  2. An inhabitant of a colony.

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