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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This raid is the latest in a series of attacks by Israeli soldiers and settlers on Palestinian cultural institutions across the West Bank since October 7, 2023.
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Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
The South African government has repeatedly and vehemently denied allegations of White genocide, particularly against Afrikaners, descendants of Dutch and French settlers who ruled the country during apartheid.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025
And recently, Palestinians in the West Bank have seen an increase in their land confiscated and violence against them by Israeli settlers.
—NPR, 22 Nov. 2025
Many of our Bay Area parks engage with history, culture and the people who’ve lived here, including Native Americans, Spanish missionaries, American settlers, Civil War soldiers, immigrants, Rosie the Riveters and famous writers, musicians, civil rights leaders and federal prisoners.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
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Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
The South African government has repeatedly and vehemently denied allegations of White genocide, particularly against Afrikaners, descendants of Dutch and French settlers who ruled the country during apartheid.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025
And recently, Palestinians in the West Bank have seen an increase in their land confiscated and violence against them by Israeli settlers.
—NPR, 22 Nov. 2025
Many of our Bay Area parks engage with history, culture and the people who’ve lived here, including Native Americans, Spanish missionaries, American settlers, Civil War soldiers, immigrants, Rosie the Riveters and famous writers, musicians, civil rights leaders and federal prisoners.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 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 26 Nov. 2025.
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