Definition
A person who supports, advocates for, or participates in colonialism; someone involved in establishing or maintaining colonial rule.
Etymology
From 'colonial' + '-ist' (suffix indicating a person who practices or believes in something), derived from 'colony.' The term emerged in historical and political discourse to identify those promoting colonial expansion.
Kelly Says
What's fascinating is that 'colonialist' was rarely used as a self-description—colonial powers called themselves 'civilizers' or 'explorers,' but historians gave them the label 'colonialist' after seeing the real consequences.
Translations
ARالعربية
مستعمر
musta'mir
BNবাংলা
ঔপনিবেশিক
ow-pon-i-beshik
CACatalà
colonialista
koh-loh-nee-ah-li-sta
CSČeština
kolonialista
koh-loh-nee-ah-li-sta
DADansk
kolonialist
koh-loh-nee-ah-list
DEDeutsch
Kolonialist
koh-loh-nee-ah-list
ELΕλληνικά
κολοναλιστής
koh-loh-nah-lis-tis
ESEspañol
colonialista
koh-loh-nee-al-is-ta
FAفارسی
استعمارگر
es-ta-ma-ra-gar
FISuomi
kolonialisti
koh-loh-nee-ah-li-sti
FRFrançais
colonialiste
koh-loh-nee-al-ist
GUGU
કલોનિયલવાદી
ka-lo-ni-ya-va-dee
HAHA
masana'anta
ma-sa-na-an-ta
HEעברית
אימפריאליסט
im-peer-ee-ah-list
HIहिन्दी
औपनिवेशिकवादी
ow-pan-i-vesh-ik-va-dee
HUMagyar
kolonialista
koh-loh-nee-ah-li-sta
IDBahasa Indonesia
kolonialis
koh-loh-nee-ah-lis
IGIG
onye na-akwukwo
oh-nye na-ak-wuk-wo
ITItaliano
colonialista
koh-loh-nee-ah-li-sta
JA日本語
植民地主義者
shikminchi-shugi-sha
KKKK
колониалды
kolo-ni-al-dy
KMKM
អ្នកប្រើប្រាស់ប្រព័ន្ធការពាក់
a-nk-b-r-y-b-pra-s-th-ka-rap-wak
MRMR
औपनिवेशिक
ow-pan-i-vesh-ik
MSBahasa Melayu
kolonialis
koh-loh-nee-ah-lis
MYမြန်မာ
ကောလိုနီဝါဒ
ka-loh-nee-wa-da
NLNederlands
kolonialist
koh-loh-nee-ah-list
NONorsk
kolonialist
koh-loh-nee-ah-list
PAPA
ਸਾ verwacht
sa-a-v-e-r-t
PLPolski
kolonialista
koh-loh-nee-ah-li-sta
PTPortuguês
colonialista
koh-loh-nee-ah-lis-ta
RORomână
colonialist
koh-loh-nee-ah-list
RUРусский
колониалист
kolo-ni-al-ist
SVSvenska
kolonialist
koh-loh-nee-ah-list
SWKiswahili
wakoloni
wa-koh-loh-nee
TAதமிழ்
காலனித்துவவாதி
ka-la-ni-thuv-a-va-adi
TEతెలుగు
కాలనీవాది
ka-la-nee-va-adi
THไทย
ผู้นิยมอาณานิคม
foo-nim-ee-am-aan-a-ni-kom
TLTL
kolonyalista
koh-loh-nee-ah-li-sta
TRTürkçe
sömürgeci
soh-mooer-djeh-chee
UKУкраїнська
колоніаліст
kolo-ni-a-list
URاردو
استعمار پسند
is-ta-am-ar-pas-and
VITiếng Việt
người theo chủ nghĩa thực dân
ngoo-ee theo chu-nghia thech-dan
ZH中文
殖民主义者
zhí mín zhǔyì zhě
ZUZU
umkolonisi
oo-m-koh-loh-nee-si