coloner

English

Etymology

colony +‎ -er

Noun

coloner (plural coloners)

1. (obsolete) A colonist.
   • 1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “[Book III.]”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […], (please specify |tome=1 or 2), London: […] Adam Islip, published 1635, →OCLC:

     That multitude […] withdrew from the Romanes the allegeance of the Coloners and inhabitants there.

References

• “coloner”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Coronel, coronel