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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The settlers built the beginnings of the Presidio of San Francisco and the Mission San Francisco de Asís.
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Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
In March, Adra’s co-director on the film Hamdan Ballal was detained by Israeli forces overnight after being assaulted by settlers just after an iftar dinner during Ramadan.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Whose idea was this, and what kinds of settler-colonial relations does this mock holdup invert?
—Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
The earth itself has an abundance of pot-worthy clay, which attracted early settlers and has continued to sustain generations of potters.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
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Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
In March, Adra’s co-director on the film Hamdan Ballal was detained by Israeli forces overnight after being assaulted by settlers just after an iftar dinner during Ramadan.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Whose idea was this, and what kinds of settler-colonial relations does this mock holdup invert?
—Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
The earth itself has an abundance of pot-worthy clay, which attracted early settlers and has continued to sustain generations of potters.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 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 18 Sep. 2025.
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