Meaning of Colonizer | Babel Free

Definitions

1. One who colonizes:
2. One who makes a group or place into a colony; one who establishes a colonial relationship.
3. One who establishes a colony; one who joins a colony or is born and raised there.
4. One who intrudes and takes over.
5. A species that establishes itself in a new area.
6. A white person.
   Canada, US, derogatory, neologism, slang

Equivalents

Examples

“Don't scare me like that, colonizer!”

“"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.”

“"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.”

“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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