as in pioneer
a person who settles in a new region
in the 1800s homesteaders in search of cheap land and a new life headed to the West in droves
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Recent Examples of homesteader
The first generation of homesteaders practiced full self-sufficiency out of necessity, Proctor said.
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Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
As a Black homesteader myself, I've been met with resistance to farm work in my networks.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024
Ree Drummond, Food Network star and famous homesteader, just dropped her biggest furniture collection to date at Walmart.
—Elsie Boskamp, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
Anderson believes most of Florida’s raw milk sellers are homesteaders, many of them born out of the COVID-19 pandemic when people were stuck at home and began turning to new practices such as baking homemade sourdough bread, growing fresh vegetables in a backyard garden, and even farming.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
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Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
As a Black homesteader myself, I've been met with resistance to farm work in my networks.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024
Ree Drummond, Food Network star and famous homesteader, just dropped her biggest furniture collection to date at Walmart.
—Elsie Boskamp, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
Anderson believes most of Florida’s raw milk sellers are homesteaders, many of them born out of the COVID-19 pandemic when people were stuck at home and began turning to new practices such as baking homemade sourdough bread, growing fresh vegetables in a backyard garden, and even farming.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homesteader
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The neo-soul pioneer treated fans to a journey through her extensive catalog of hits, each song delivered with her signature blend of spiritual intensity and playful irreverence.—
Skylar Mitchell,
Essence,
6 July 2025
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Jennings was already a country music legend before joining the show, as a pioneer of the outlaw country movement alongside artists like Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
5 July 2025
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The primary driver of its extinction was likely the introduction of feral cats, brought to the island by naval crews and settlers.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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Newsweek reached out to the IDF, the State Department and the spokesperson for the Hebron settler community for comment.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 July 2025
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The courage that the colonists had, hungry for freedom, to start a new life here.—
Nicole Russell,
USA Today,
4 July 2025
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But first consider the majority of the text of the Declaration: a stirring enumeration of specific grievances by the American colonists against the British crown.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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“Homesteader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homesteader. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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