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 Three American families reimagine their lives as 1880s homesteaders, foregoing the comforts of present day for a more analog life on the frontier. Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 5 July 2025 Get a taste of life as a homesteader in Tierra del Fuego, the southernmost tip of South America. Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2025 Lindsey Chastain is a homesteader and writer at Waddle and Cluck. Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 10 June 2025 The government ordered 1,500 homesteaders to leave their farms and towns, and Native American tribes were barred from visiting sacred fishing, hunting, and ceremonial grounds. IEEE Spectrum, 28 Apr. 2020 See All Example Sentences for homesteader
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Noun
  • Settled by Mormon pioneers in the 1880s, Torrey is said to have been named after one of Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders, Colonel Torrey.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The group had already connected itself to the Black Sabbath smash via tons of live performances, and thankfully, the fans of the heavy metal pioneers were able to work with the Prince of Darkness before his death in July of this year – and fans may get to hear the cut soon.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Whose idea was this, and what kinds of settler-colonial relations does this mock holdup invert?
    Literary Hub, 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
Noun
  • Their pacifism later brings them in direct conflict with the colonists gearing up to fight the British.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The over-the-top propaganda that leads the game off suggests the Earth Directorate is here to protect colonists from out-of-control corporations and tyrannical governments.
    Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025

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“Homesteader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homesteader. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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