Settler vs Colonial - What's the difference?
settler | colonial |
someone who settles in a new location, especially one who makes a previously uninhabited place his home
someone who decides something, such as a dispute
(British) the person in a betting shop who calculates the winnings
A drink which settles the stomach, especially a bitter drink, often a nightcap.
A vessel, such as a tub, in which something, such as pulverized ore suspended in a liquid, is allowed to settle.
(colloquial) That which settles or finishes, such as a blow that decides a contest.
Of or pertaining to a colony.
Of or pertaining to a period when a country or territory was a colony.
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, title= (US) Of or relating to the original Thirteen Colonies of the USA.
(US) Of or relating to the style of architecture prevalent at about the time of the Revolution.
A person from a country that is or was controlled by another.
(US) A house that is built in a style reminiscent of the period of the colonization of New England.
As nouns the difference between settler and colonial
is that settler is someone who settles in a new location, especially one who makes a previously uninhabited place his home while colonial is a person from a country that is or was controlled by another.As an adjective colonial is
of or pertaining to a colony.settler
English
Noun
(en noun) (wikipedia settler)- the first settlers of New England
Anagrams
* * * ---- ==Jèrriais==colonial
English
Adjective
(en adjective)The new masters and commanders, passage=From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.}}
