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Synonyms of colonizer

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Another word for colonizer is colonist. Other synonyms of colonizer are abelungu, ang moh, Angrez, balanda and béké.

Synonyms and similar words for colonizer

nounOne who makes a group or place into a colony; one who establishes a colonial relationship.

nounA white person.

  • abelungu derogatoryWhite people collectively.
  • ang mohA white person, especially one perceived as a foreigner rather than a local inhabitant.
  • Angrez India
  • balanda AustraliaA white person, a European.
  • béké
  • bule
  • cac derogatory, slangA white (Caucasian) person.
  • Caucasian US
  • cornstarch crusader derogatoryA white person.
  • cracker slang
  • cumskin derogatory, vulgarA white person.
  • Eurangutan derogatory, slangA person from Europe or of European descent; A white person.
  • European
  • farangA foreigner in Thailand who is of Western ancestry; one who comes to Thailand from a Western country.
  • firangi IndiaA foreigner, especially a British or a white person.
  • gringoA white person from an English-speaking country, particularly the United States.
  • gora IndiaA white person; a European.
  • gussukA white person.
  • gweiloA white person in China, (particularly) a man; a ‘foreign devil’.
  • haoleA non-Hawaiian, especially a person of white European ancestry.
  • honky
  • hoogieA white (Caucasian) person.
  • hoojah US, derogatoryA white (Caucasian) person.
  • ice monkeyA white person.
  • ivory
  • joganoshWhite people or (more recently) any non-native people.
  • kabloona CanadaA non-Inuit person in Canada or Greenland, especially a European or someone of European descent.
  • laowaiA foreigner in mainland China or Taiwan, (particularly) a Western one.
  • leucodermA person with white or light skin; a person belonging to a light-skinned race.
  • mayo derogatory, offensive
  • mayo monkey offensiveA white person.
  • mayonnaise face derogatory, offensiveA person of northern, western, or central European heritage, especially in contrast to someone of southern Italian or...
  • melanin-challenged humorousWhite; having white skin or being racially categorized as white.
  • migalooA white man or Caucasian person, especially as opposed to an indigenous Australian.
  • mlunguSynonym of mzungu: A white person.
  • mzunguA white person.
  • ofayA white person.
  • oyinboA white person.
  • paddy
  • PakehaA non-Maori, especially a European New Zealander.
  • palefaceA white person, a person of European descent, particularly in Native American contexts.
  • pigskin
  • pinky
  • roundeyeA Westerner (from the purported point of view of an Asian or other person with naturally narrower eyes).
  • saltine euphemistic
  • snow bunny
  • snow roachA white person.
  • toubabA white person.
  • umlunguA white person.
  • vazaha
  • vanilla
  • wadjelaA white person.
  • white
  • whiteboy derogatory
  • white bread US
  • whiteface
  • white man
  • whitey
  • WhitoidA white person, a person of Western European descent.
  • wigger derogatory
  • wonderbread
  • Yakubian derogatory
  • Yankee
  • white devil dated

Meaning of colonizer

  1. noun One who makes a group or place into a colony; one who establishes a colonial relationship.
  2. noun One who establishes a colony; one who joins a colony or is born and raised there.
  3. noun One who intrudes and takes over.

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Questions about synonyms of colonizer

What is another word for colonizer?
Colonizer has 65 synonyms on Word.ws, such as colonist, abelungu, ang moh, Angrez, balanda, béké, bule and cac.
What does colonizer mean?
Colonizer means one who makes a group or place into a colony; one who establishes a colonial relationship.

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