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Colonizer vs Survivor - What's the difference?

colonizer | survivor |

As nouns the difference between colonizer and survivor

is that colonizer is one who establishes or joins a colony; a colonist while survivor is one who survives; one who endures through disaster or hardship.

colonizer

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who establishes or joins a colony; a colonist

    • survivor

    English

    Alternative forms

    * survivour (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who survives; one who endures through disaster or hardship.
  • One who knew a specific decedent
    • She was from a large family and had many friends, so the funeral was crowded with mourning survivors.

    Synonyms

    *(person able to endure hardship) trooper, tough cookie

    Derived terms

    * sole survivor