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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Changing forests fueled tick risks During the 18th and 19th centuries, settlers cleared more than half the forested land across the northeastern U.S., cutting down forests for timber and to make way for farms, towns and mining operations.
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Sean Lawrence, The Conversation, 18 June 2025
Before European settlers arrived in California and insisted on suppressing fire at every turn, the landscape burned regularly.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
Visit to learn about the area's storied past, from the Native Americans who lived on the land to the early settlers and ranchers who ran the operation.
—Eva Frederick, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2025
Historically, bison roamed in sprawling herds across much of the continent, but were slaughtered for their furs wholesale in the late 1800s by settlers.
—Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 11 June 2025
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Sean Lawrence, The Conversation, 18 June 2025
Before European settlers arrived in California and insisted on suppressing fire at every turn, the landscape burned regularly.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
Visit to learn about the area's storied past, from the Native Americans who lived on the land to the early settlers and ranchers who ran the operation.
—Eva Frederick, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2025
Historically, bison roamed in sprawling herds across much of the continent, but were slaughtered for their furs wholesale in the late 1800s by settlers.
—Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 11 June 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 1 Jul. 2025.
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