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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While the war was at full tilt, Har-Melech’s minority settler faction had been able to exercise outsize influence over Netanyahu’s decision making, deepening Israel’s entanglement in Gaza.
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Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
This marks the first attempt at bringing to the screen the fictional island of Catan — a place where settlers must navigate bountiful and varied landscapes, shifting alliances, and limited resources, while robbers roam the land.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
Based on the board game originally released as The Settlers of Catan, the upcoming projects will be the first adaptations to bring Catan — an island where settlers must navigate bountiful and varied landscapes, shifting alliances, and limited resources, while robbers roam the land — to life.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
The teenager is accused of throwing rocks at Israeli settlers, according to the outlet.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
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Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
This marks the first attempt at bringing to the screen the fictional island of Catan — a place where settlers must navigate bountiful and varied landscapes, shifting alliances, and limited resources, while robbers roam the land.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
Based on the board game originally released as The Settlers of Catan, the upcoming projects will be the first adaptations to bring Catan — an island where settlers must navigate bountiful and varied landscapes, shifting alliances, and limited resources, while robbers roam the land — to life.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
The teenager is accused of throwing rocks at Israeli settlers, according to the outlet.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 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 23 Oct. 2025.
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