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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Sibiu, Romania — A fusion of Romanian, German and Hungarian cultures, Sibiu’s architecture dates back to the Middle Ages and was built by German settlers.
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Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026
Potatoes arrived in Europe later that century and in North America about half a century after that, with European settlers (though researchers in Utah have found residue of a wild potato on a tool dating back more than 10,000 years).
—Tamar Adler, Vogue, 3 June 2026
Many of these settlers’ descendants still live in Fredericksburg.
—Natassia Paloma, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Troops, farmers, and fur traders set up shop in 1624, and the first 30 families of Dutch settlers arrived.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 June 2026
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Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026
Potatoes arrived in Europe later that century and in North America about half a century after that, with European settlers (though researchers in Utah have found residue of a wild potato on a tool dating back more than 10,000 years).
—Tamar Adler, Vogue, 3 June 2026
Many of these settlers’ descendants still live in Fredericksburg.
—Natassia Paloma, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Troops, farmers, and fur traders set up shop in 1624, and the first 30 families of Dutch settlers arrived.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 June 2026
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 6 Jun. 2026.
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