colonizer
/ˈkɑːlənaɪzər/
noun
- A person or country that establishes a colony in a new territory, often taking control of the land and its people.
- Many modern conflicts trace back to the actions of the colonizer centuries ago.
- The colonizer's policies often disrupted local cultures and economies.
- The colonizer built settlements and imposed its own government on the native population.
- A person or group that takes over or dominates a place or field, often in a way that is seen as invasive or controlling.
- The new tech company acted like a colonizer, buying up all the small startups in the area.
- In the online forum, some users felt the newcomers were colonizers who ignored the existing community rules.
- The invasive plant species is a colonizer that quickly spreads and chokes out native flowers.
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