colono

settler

noun koh-LOH-noh Rare

Origin: From Latin colonus (farmer, settler), from colere (to cultivate).

Also means

colonist

Usage Note

Colono historically means both a farmer who works rented land (sharecropper) and a colonial settler. The feminine form is colona. In a legal-historical context colono refers to the sharecropping system (mezzadria) once widespread in Italy. In modern political discourse it more often means 'colonist/settler' in an overseas territory.

Examples

"I coloni costruirono un villaggio nella valle."

Natural Translation

The settlers built a village in the valley.

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