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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Creeping Charlie was first introduced by European settlers as a groundcover.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
Mining attracted settlers to the region in the 1890s; tourism keeps the Mexican village alive today.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026
All the trembling, as Kimbangu touched the sick, alarmed European settlers and reassured the plantation workers who trekked to Nkamba in search of healing.
—Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Two of the sources told CNN the approval was kept quiet to avoid international criticism against the backdrop of surging settler violence toward Palestinians in the West Bank since the outset of the Iran war.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
Mining attracted settlers to the region in the 1890s; tourism keeps the Mexican village alive today.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026
All the trembling, as Kimbangu touched the sick, alarmed European settlers and reassured the plantation workers who trekked to Nkamba in search of healing.
—Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Two of the sources told CNN the approval was kept quiet to avoid international criticism against the backdrop of surging settler violence toward Palestinians in the West Bank since the outset of the Iran war.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 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 16 Apr. 2026.
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