Synonyms of homesteader

homesteader

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pioneer
• settler
• colonist
• frontiersman
• colonial
• colonizer
• explorer
• woodsman
• pathfinder
• mountain man
• bushranger
• trailblazer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of homesteader

The area has a rich and compelling history, filled with legends, wars, and homesteaders long before 1939, when the land became part of the National Park Service. — Scott Bay, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026

Also on Holzherr, humble homesteaders the Knoll family brace for the intrusion of Krem (Matthias Schoenaerts, with more facial piercings than Hellraiser’s Pinhead), leader of a band of interplanetary Brigands. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2026

The book traces the fictitious Yeoman family’s evolution over generations from self-sufficient homesteaders to participants in global markets. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 23 June 2026

Legend has it that before Colorado was even a state, an outlaw was hung in the Castle Rock gulch after murdering a local homesteader. — Olivia Young, CBS News, 19 June 2026