Definitions

1. noun

A person or country that engages in or has engaged in the act of colonizing; a person or organization that settles a new territory and establishes a colony.

“The coloniser brought new technologies and customs to the native population.”

2. verb

To establish or take possession of a new territory or area, often by settling it with one’s own people.

“The European colonised much of Africa during the 19th century.”