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settler
noun set·tler \ˈset-lər, ˈse-təl-ər\
: a person who goes to live in a new place where usually there are few or no people
Full Definition of SETTLER
: one that settles (as a new region)
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First Known Use of SETTLER
1696
Related to SETTLER
- Synonyms
- colonial, colonist, colonizer, homesteader, pioneer, frontiersman
- Antonyms
- nonimmigrant
SETTLER Defined for Kids
settler
noun set·tler \ˈset-lər\
Definition of SETTLER for Kids
: a person who settles in a new region : colonist
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