One who civilises; a person or force that introduces refined culture or advanced institutions. British spelling.
From civilise + -er (one who does). British spelling variant of civilizer.
Historically, European colonizers styled themselves as 'civilisers,' a self-appointed role that modern scholars recognize as a justification for cultural imperialism—the term reveals how privileged groups narrativize their own dominance as beneficent.
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