Colonizer vs. Settler — What's the Difference?

To form or establish a colony or colonies in.

A settler is a person who has migrated to an area and established a permanent residence there, often to colonize the area. A settler who migrates to an area previously uninhabited or sparsely inhabited may be described as a pioneer.

To migrate to and settle in; occupy as a colony.

One who settles in a new region, especially a region that has few occupants or that is occupied by people of a different ethnic or religious group.

To resettle or confine (persons) in or as if in a colony.

One who settles or decides something.

To subjugate (a population) to or as if to a colonial government.

(Law) Variant of settlor.

To form or establish a colony.

Someone who settles in a new location, especially one who takes up residence in a previously uninhabited place; a colonist.

To settle in a colony or colonies.

Someone who decides or settles something, such as a dispute.

One who colonizes:

(colloquial) That which settles or finishes, such as a blow that decides a contest.

One who makes a group or place into a colony; one who establishes a colonial relationship.

(British) The person in a betting shop who calculates the winnings.

One who establishes or joins a colony; a colonist.

A drink which settles the stomach, especially a bitter drink, often a nightcap.

One who intrudes and takes over.

A vessel, such as a tub, in which something, such as pulverized ore suspended in a liquid, is allowed to settle.

(ecology) A species that establishes itself in a new area.

One who settles, becomes fixed, established, etc.

A white person.

Especially, one who establishes himself in a new region or a colony; a colonist; a planter; as, the first settlers of New England.

One who promotes or establishes a colony; a colonist.

That which settles or finishes; hence, a blow, etc., which settles or decides a contest.

Someone who helps to found a colony

A vessel, as a tub, in which something, as pulverized ore suspended in a liquid, is allowed to settle.

A person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country

A negotiator who settles disputes

A clerk in a betting shop who calculates the winnings