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Explorer vs Colonizer - What's the difference?

explorer | colonizer |

As nouns the difference between explorer and colonizer

is that explorer is one who explores something while colonizer is one who establishes or joins a colony; a colonist.

explorer

English

(wikipedia explorer)

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who explores something
  • A person who by means of travel (notably an expedition) searches out new information.
  • Any of various hand tools, with sharp points, used in dentistry.
  • (computing, graphical user interface) A visual representation of a file system etc. through which the user can navigate.
  • * 2007 , Mark Minasi, John Paul Mueller, Mastering Windows Vista Business: Ultimate, Business, and Enterprise
    • For example, Vista includes a document explorer that shows just the documents in a location without considering all of the other files that might appear there.

    Related terms

    * exploration * explorative * exploratory

    See also

    * ranger * scout ----

    colonizer

    English

    Noun

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