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
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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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There has been a recent surge in violence by settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank.
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Aref Tufaha, Arkansas Online, 24 Feb. 2026
First, settlers pushed in on Indians and drove away their game.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
Adding to the diverse mix were hired hands from tribes such as the Comanche, Cheyenne and Apache, who became unrivaled horse whisperers long before settlers arrived on their lands.
—Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Most American cities are organized on an unrelenting grid, an artifact of early European settlers’ simple and unimaginative approach to land surveying and real estate speculation.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
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Aref Tufaha, Arkansas Online, 24 Feb. 2026
First, settlers pushed in on Indians and drove away their game.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
Adding to the diverse mix were hired hands from tribes such as the Comanche, Cheyenne and Apache, who became unrivaled horse whisperers long before settlers arrived on their lands.
—Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Most American cities are organized on an unrelenting grid, an artifact of early European settlers’ simple and unimaginative approach to land surveying and real estate speculation.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 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 25 Feb. 2026.
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