coloniser

1. Someone who helps to found a colony (synset 109957361)
   is a type of: beginner, father, founder, founding father - a person who founds or establishes some institution
   specific instances:

   • ralegh, raleigh, sir walter ralegh, sir walter raleigh, walter ralegh, walter raleigh - English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618)
   • cecil j. rhodes, cecil john rhodes, cecil rhodes, rhodes - British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa; made a fortune in gold and diamond mining; helped colonize the territory now known as Zimbabwe; he endowed annual fellowships for British Commonwealth and United States students to study at Oxford University (1853-1902)
   same as: colonizer

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