colonists

BrE /ˈkɒlənɪst/ AmE /ˈkɑːlənɪst/

noun en → es

1 PEOPLE [plural] B2

people who go to live in a new country or area, often to start a colony there

colonos, pobladores

  • a group of colonists

Collocations British colonists in America · Spanish colonists in South America

  • The British colonists arrived in the New World.

    Los colonos británicos llegaron al Nuevo Mundo.