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homesteader

noun

Definition of homesteader

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 Disputes between the landowners and homesteaders continued for months and mostly played out in newspaper editorials, the Clio said. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026 The group located what appeared to be some foundational stones of a building where a descendant of the homesteaders said the blacksmith shop once stood. — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 13 Aug. 2026 Lindsey Chastain is a gardening expert, homesteader, and blogger at Waddle and Cluck. — Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 8 Aug. 2026 Haushofer’s The Wall prompts readers to reflect on this question as an unnamed protagonist becomes a forced—though not unhappy—homesteader, cutoff from society by an invisible barrier. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for homesteader

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In a statement sent to The Charlotte Observer, her daughter Hatiya Dunlap said Leeper was a multifaceted broadcasting pioneer whose lasting legacy extends far beyond her on-air work.

— Chase Jordan October 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2026
Founded in 1986 in Guadalajara, Mexico, Maná is considered a pioneer of rock en español.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

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Advertisement For years, Ben-Gvir remained on the fringes of Israeli politics, a familiar presence at settler demonstrations but an unlikely candidate for national office.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
The administration has also encouraged Israel to crack down on settler violence in the West Bank and cut a longer-term deal with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

— James LaPorta, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

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The original model for the kind of adversarial speech the First Amendment aims to protect, McGrane said, was the speech American colonists used against the British.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2026
The animals reached Spain during the Roman Empire and were later brought to what is now Mexico by Spanish colonists in the 1500s.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

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