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
There’s a growing group of modern-day families choosing to leave the materialistic world behind and become homesteaders—off the land and completely self-sufficient.
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Megan Margulies, Outside Online, 16 July 2025
His first thought was that this would be a large enough area for hikers to wander around for extended periods, experiencing the classic Ozark Mountain wildness that the original homesteaders of the 1820s had known.
—arkansasonline.com, 6 July 2025
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
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
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Megan Margulies, Outside Online, 16 July 2025
His first thought was that this would be a large enough area for hikers to wander around for extended periods, experiencing the classic Ozark Mountain wildness that the original homesteaders of the 1820s had known.
—arkansasonline.com, 6 July 2025
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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homesteader
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His father, Carl Reiner, was a legendary pioneer in television who created the iconic 1960s comedy, The Dick Van Dyke Show.—
Steve Futterman,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
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Chua is often credited as one of the pioneers of modern mixology in Singapore.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Jan. 2026
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White South Africans, whose roots can be traced to settlers arriving under Dutch and British colonial rule, dominated the country through a system of racial segregation known as apartheid from 1948 until its abolishment in the early 1990s.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Finally, the South, where European settlers made their mark, highlights Santa Catarina and the surf beaches of Florianópolis.—
Jade Moyano,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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In addition, the creation of the fetishes, with their bits of bone, dirt, plants, and other objects, also unnerved enslavers and colonists.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Jan. 2026
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Virginia is recognized as the birthplace of American wine, since colonists attempted the craft in the early 17th century.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Homesteader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homesteader. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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