settler
noun
set·tler
ˈse-tᵊl-ər 
ˈset-lər
1
: one that settles something
a settler of disputes
2
: someone who settles in a new region or colony
the first settlers of New England
Examples of settler in a Sentence
settlers learning to live in peace with the natives
in 1889 Jane Addams, in an effort to provide Chicago's latest wave of settlers with much-needed services, founded the city's first settlement house
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My life is still at the mercy of the settlers and the occupation.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
The district and town are named for the Massapequa Tribe that lived on Long Island before European settlers arrived in the 1600s.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
Manifest destiny is the belief, which was particularly widespread in 1800s America, that US settlers were destined to expand westward across North America.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 14 Apr. 2025
And to think, this pitiless conquistador came to North America as a humble kitchen herb, deliberately imported by European settlers for its piquant flavor.
—Zoë Lescaze, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
The district and town are named for the Massapequa Tribe that lived on Long Island before European settlers arrived in the 1600s.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
Manifest destiny is the belief, which was particularly widespread in 1800s America, that US settlers were destined to expand westward across North America.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 14 Apr. 2025
And to think, this pitiless conquistador came to North America as a humble kitchen herb, deliberately imported by European settlers for its piquant flavor.
—Zoë Lescaze, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for settler
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“Settler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/settler. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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