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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Miles is a settler of the neighboring land of Jasper Hollow and a friend of Fiona's.
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Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
But the real story is about the people, the pioneers who had an idea, and the settlers who turned it into a legacy.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
Their consistent and repeated attacks on isolated farms forced the Portuguese to abandon their plans to bring more European settlers to São Tomé.
—Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Then there’s the New York of the commuters, and then there’s the New York of the settlers, the pilgrims, the people who come to New York looking for something.
—Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2025
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Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
But the real story is about the people, the pioneers who had an idea, and the settlers who turned it into a legacy.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
Their consistent and repeated attacks on isolated farms forced the Portuguese to abandon their plans to bring more European settlers to São Tomé.
—Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Then there’s the New York of the commuters, and then there’s the New York of the settlers, the pilgrims, the people who come to New York looking for something.
—Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 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 11 Dec. 2025.
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