Definition
People who settle in a new territory or land, usually from another country, establishing a colony.
Etymology
From Latin 'colonia' (a settlement), derived from 'colonus' (a farmer or settler); European powers used this term for their settlements in the Americas and Asia.
Kelly Says
The word 'colonist' sounds neutral, but it masked brutal realities—colonists often violently displaced indigenous people, so the same word could describe both a farmer settling empty land (theoretically) and the leader of a genocide, depending on perspective.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አስተዳደር
as-te-da-der
ARالعربية
مستوطنون
mustawtun
BNবাংলা
কলোনিস্ট
koh-loh-nisht
CACatalà
colons
koh-lohns
CSČeština
kolonisté
koh-loh-nee-ste
DADansk
kolonister
koh-loh-nee-ster
DEDeutsch
Kolonisten
koh-loh-nee-sten
ELΕλληνικά
κατοικητές
kah-toh-kee-tay
ESEspañol
colonos
koh-loh-nos
FAفارسی
استعمارگر
es-te-maar-gar
FISuomi
kolonialist
koh-loh-nee-a-list
FRFrançais
colons
koh-lon
GUGU
કલોનીકરો
ka-loh-nee-kar-oh
HEעברית
מתיישבים
me-ti-yesh-vim
HIहिन्दी
कॉलोनीवादी
koh-loh-nee-va-dee
HUMagyar
kolonisták
koh-loh-nee-stak
IDBahasa Indonesia
penjajah
pen-ja-hah
ITItaliano
coloni
koh-loh-nee
JA日本語
植民地人
shokuminchi-jin
KKKK
колонизатор
koh-loh-nee-za-tor
KMKM
ប្រជាជន
bra-che-a-chon
MRMR
कॉलोनीकरण
koh-loh-nee-karan
MSBahasa Melayu
penjajah
pen-ja-hah
MYမြန်မာ
ကောလိုနီ
ka-loh-nee
NLNederlands
kolonisten
koh-loh-nis-ten
NONorsk
kolonister
koh-loh-nee-ster
PLPolski
kolonistów
koh-loh-nis-tow
PTPortuguês
colonos
koh-loh-nos
RUРусский
колонисты
kolo-ni-sty
SVSvenska
kolonister
koh-loh-nee-ster
SWKiswahili
wakoloni
wa-koh-loh-nee
TAதமிழ்
காலனிவாசிகள்
ka-la-ni-va-asi-gal
TEతెలుగు
కాలనీవాసులు
kaa-la-nee-va-su-lu
THไทย
ผู้ตั้งถิ่นฐาน
poo-tung-thin-than
TLTL
mga kolonista
mga koh-loh-nee-sta
TRTürkçe
koloniler
koh-loh-nee-ler
UKУкраїнська
колоністи
koh-loh-nis-ty
URاردو
کالونیای
koh-loh-nee-ay
VITiếng Việt
người định cư
ngooy dinh-cu
ZUZU
abaphansi
a-ba-fan-si