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 spent one night in the library.
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Ryan Byrnes, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Maryland officials reinterred 65 of the state's earliest settlers in a powerful ceremony more than 300 years after the settlers' first burials.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
But the real story is the people, the pioneers who had an idea, and the settlers who turned it into a legacy.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Deadly settler violence and Israeli military operations have also increased in the Palestinian territory.
—Andrea Mitchell, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
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Ryan Byrnes, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Maryland officials reinterred 65 of the state's earliest settlers in a powerful ceremony more than 300 years after the settlers' first burials.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
But the real story is the people, the pioneers who had an idea, and the settlers who turned it into a legacy.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Deadly settler violence and Israeli military operations have also increased in the Palestinian territory.
—Andrea Mitchell, NBC news, 25 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 8 Oct. 2025.
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