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coloner

coloner noun: a colonist.

Noun

coloner (plural coloners)

  1. (obsolete) A colonist.
    • That multitude[…]withdrew from the Romanes the allegeance of the Coloners and inhabitants there.1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “[Book III.]”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […]...

Forms of coloner

pluralcoloners

Origin of coloner

From colony + -er.

Questions about coloner

What does coloner mean?
Coloner means a colonist.
What part of speech is coloner?
Coloner is a noun.
What is the plural of coloner?
The plural of coloner is coloners.

Words near coloner in the dictionary

  1. colonels commandant
  2. colonels' coup
  3. colonels' coups
  4. colonelship
  5. colonelships
  6. coloner
  7. coloners
  8. colones
  9. colonette
  10. colonettes
  11. Colonești

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