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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-colonizer.wav [US] Forms: colonizers [plural]
Etymology: From colonize + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|colonize|-er<id:agent noun>|text=+|tree=1}} From colonize + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} colonizer (plural colonizers)
  1. One who colonizes:
    One who makes a group or place into a colony; one who establishes a colonial relationship.
    Synonyms: colonist Hypernyms: colonialist, person
    Sense id: en-colonizer-en-noun-nyzdovXd Categories (other): Colonialism Disambiguation of Colonialism: 31 33 9 5 23
  2. One who colonizes:
    One who establishes a colony; one who joins a colony or is born and raised there.
    Synonyms: colonist Hypernyms: colonialist, person
    Sense id: en-colonizer-en-noun-1wBN1irj Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Colonialism Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 16 33 9 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 16 30 8 37 Disambiguation of Colonialism: 31 33 9 5 23
  3. One who colonizes:
    One who intrudes and takes over.
    Hypernyms: person
    Sense id: en-colonizer-en-noun-sHsmxpYg Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 16 33 9 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 16 30 8 37
  4. (ecology) A species that establishes itself in a new area.
    Sense id: en-colonizer-en-noun-L3yiDget Categories (other): Ecology Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences
  5. (derogatory, neologism) A white person. Tags: derogatory, neologism
    Sense id: en-colonizer-en-noun-qcoW7nC2 Categories (other): English neologisms, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Colonialism, People Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 9 15 28 9 39 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 9 15 28 9 39 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 9 15 29 8 38 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 15 28 9 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 7 11 21 7 55 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 9 14 29 8 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 16 33 9 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 16 30 8 37 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 8 15 23 7 47 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 7 15 24 7 47 Disambiguation of Colonialism: 31 33 9 5 23 Disambiguation of People: 19 19 19 0 43 Synonyms: abelungu [South-Africa, collective, derogatory], ang moh [Malaysia, Singapore], Angrez [India, Pakistan], balanda [Australia], béké [Antilles, French], bule [Indonesia], cac [African-American-Vernacular-English, derogatory, ethnic, slang, slur], Caucasian [US], cornstarch crusader [derogatory], cracker [pejorative, slang], cumskin [derogatory, vulgar], Eurangutan [derogatory, ethnic, slang, slur], European, farang [Thailand], firangi [India, Pakistan], gringo [Latin-America], gora [India, Pakistan], gussuk, gweilo [Hong-Kong, Macau], haole [Hawaii], honky [pejorative], hoogie [pejorative], hoojah [US, derogatory, ethnic, slur], ice monkey [pejorative], ivory, joganosh [pejorative, plural], kabloona [Canada], laowai [China], leucoderm, mayo [derogatory, offensive, slang], mayo monkey [ethnic, offensive, slur], mayonnaise face [derogatory, offensive], melanin-challenged [adjective, humorous], migaloo, mlungu [South-Africa], mzungu [Africa, East], ofay [pejorative], oyinbo [Nigeria], paddy, Pakeha [New-Zealand], paleface [pejorative], pigskin [pejorative], pinky, roundeye, saltine [euphemistic], snow bunny [pejorative], snow roach [pejorative], toubab [Africa, West], umlungu [South-Africa], vazaha, vanilla [pejorative], wadjela, white, whiteboy [derogatory, sometimes], white bread [US], white devil [China, dated, pejorative], whiteface, white man, whitey [pejorative], Whitoid [pejorative], wigger [derogatory], wonderbread, Yankee [pejorative]

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        "English neologisms",
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              35
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          "ref": "2018 January 29, Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole, Black Panther, spoken by Shuri (Letitia Wright):",
          "text": "Don't scare me like that, colonizer!",
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              99
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          "ref": "2019 April 25, Dream McClinton, “Dog walkers at Howard University infringe on 'black Mecca', students say”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 06 Nov 2021:",
          "text": "\"Howard University is supposed to be a safe space for black people and we don't need you colonizers infiltrating it,\" said Charlemagne, radio personality and the co-host of The Breakfast Club.",
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              252
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          "ref": "2022 March 9, Samantha Ibrahim, “Marvel switching 'King Conan' character after indigenous community backlash”, in New York Post, archived from the original on 15 Mar 2022:",
          "text": "\"Disgusted isn't even close to a word for it,\" they wrote. \"How?? how is this okay?? she was a REAL LITTLE GIRL — to do this her, to us, over and over again… i am just at a loss. disgusting. does she not deserve rest? reclamation? honor? you colonizers make me vom,\" she wrote.",
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          "ref": "2022 August 23, Jenny G. Zhang, “What We Talk About When We Talk About \"White People Food\"”, in Bon Appétit, archived from the original on 14 Dec 2022:",
          "text": "Jokes and memes about colonizers' bland-ass food resonate, and not because of their originality or comedic genius; implicit in those quips is a declaration of allegiance with people whose ancestral lands were once plundered by colonial powers for spices and other riches.",
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        }
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        "A white person."
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          "word": "abelungu"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:white person",
          "tags": [
            "Malaysia",
            "Singapore"
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          "word": "ang moh"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:white person",
          "tags": [
            "India",
            "Pakistan"
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          "word": "Angrez"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:white person",
          "tags": [
            "Australia"
          ],
          "word": "balanda"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:white person",
          "tags": [
            "Antilles",
            "French"
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          "word": "béké"
        },
        {
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          "tags": [
            "Indonesia"
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          "word": "bule"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:white person",
          "tags": [
            "African-American-Vernacular-English",
            "derogatory",
            "ethnic",
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          "word": "cac"
        },
        {
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "Caucasian"
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:white person",
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          "word": "cornstarch crusader"
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        {
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          "word": "cumskin"
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          "word": "Eurangutan"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:white person",
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        {
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "farang"
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          "word": "firangi"
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          "word": "gora"
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          "word": "gussuk"
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          "word": "gweilo"
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          "word": "haole"
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          "word": "hoojah"
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          "word": "ice monkey"
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          "word": "kabloona"
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:white person",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "laowai"
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          "word": "mayonnaise face"
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          "word": "melanin-challenged"
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          "word": "migaloo"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:white person",
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          "word": "mlungu"
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          "word": "mzungu"
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          "word": "ofay"
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "oyinbo"
        },
        {
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        {
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          "word": "toubab"
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:white person",
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          "word": "umlungu"
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:white person",
          "word": "vazaha"
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          "word": "vanilla"
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        {
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        },
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          "word": "wigger"
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          "word": "wonderbread"
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