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colonizer

/ˈkɒl.ə.naɪ.zə/

/ˈkɑː.lə.naɪ.zɚ/

Translations

colonizernoun

colonizers

/ˈkɒl.ə.naɪ.zə/

/ˈkɑː.lə.naɪ.zɚ/

The colonizer set up a settlement on the newly discovered island.

Le colonisateur a établi une colonie sur l’île nouvellement découverte.

colonisateurEn biologie, pour un organisme qui s’installe dans un nouvel habitat.

The dandelion is a common colonizer of disturbed soils.

Le pissenlit est un colonisateur fréquent des sols perturbés.

Synonyms

colonizeradjective

more colonizer

Comp.

most colonizer

Super.

/ˈkɒl.ə.naɪ.zə/

/ˈkɑː.lə.naɪ.zɚ/

Used attributively before a noun to describe things relating to colonizers or colonialism.

colonisateurS’emploie surtout avant un nom; peut avoir une connotation historique ou politique.

The new constitution dismantled many colonizer institutions.

La nouvelle constitution a démantelé de nombreuses institutions colonisatrices.

Additional translations

colonialEmployé quand l’idée porte plus largement sur la colonisation.

colonizernoun

A person or entity that establishes a colony in a new territory.

The colonizer set up a settlement on the newly discovered island.

An organism that establishes itself in a new habitat, often referring to plants or animals.

The dandelion is a common colonizer of disturbed soils.

colonizeradjective

Relating to or characteristic of a colonizer or colonialism, typically used before a noun.

The new constitution dismantled many colonizer institutions.