“Colonizer” or “Coloniser”

Language

Colonizer and coloniser are both English terms.

Usage

Colonizer is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while coloniser is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term	US	UK	India	Philippines	Canada	Australia	Liberia	Ireland	New Zealand	Jamaica	Trinidad & Tobago	Guyana
colonizer	97	43	69	100	74	37	0	0	33	76	100	0
coloniser	3	57	31	0	26	63	0	0	67	24	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "colonizer" over "coloniser" (97 to 3).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 57 to 43 preference for "coloniser" over "colonizer".
• In India, there is a preference for "colonizer" over "coloniser" (69 to 31).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "colonizer" over "coloniser" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "colonizer" over "coloniser" (74 to 26).
• In Australia, there is a 63 to 37 preference for "coloniser" over "colonizer".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "colonizer" and "coloniser".
• In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "colonizer" and "coloniser".
• In New Zealand, there is a 67 to 33 preference for "coloniser" over "colonizer".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "colonizer" over "coloniser" (76 to 24).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "colonizer" over "coloniser" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "colonizer" and "coloniser".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use colonizer or coloniser with sample sentences.

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