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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Graham Christensen’s family has farmed about 1,000 acres in eastern Nebraska since arriving as homesteaders in the late 1800s.
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Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 30 May 2024
But in the 1800s, miners, ranchers and homesteaders moved into the Mojave, building ephemeral boomtowns like Barnwell and Vanderbilt.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
Settling in the wild Malibu Hills, the obstinate, pioneering Decker and other homesteaders ranched, farmed, hunted, and cleared out a life for themselves.
—Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2024
Writers, artists, gardeners, and lovers of quiet environments have settled in Gustavus, and the town’s homesteader history lives on in its old-style atmosphere.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2023
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Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 30 May 2024
But in the 1800s, miners, ranchers and homesteaders moved into the Mojave, building ephemeral boomtowns like Barnwell and Vanderbilt.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
Settling in the wild Malibu Hills, the obstinate, pioneering Decker and other homesteaders ranched, farmed, hunted, and cleared out a life for themselves.
—Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2024
Writers, artists, gardeners, and lovers of quiet environments have settled in Gustavus, and the town’s homesteader history lives on in its old-style atmosphere.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2023
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“Homesteader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homesteader. Accessed 6 Oct. 2024.
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