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
Success comes for one neighborhood, a few buildings, one block here, a handful of urban homesteaders there.
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Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
Metsch, the disability-rights advocate, said her family has been in Colorado for nearly its entire history as a state, ever since her ancestors became homesteaders near Del Norte in the 1880s.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
Now, Utah homesteader and mother of eight Hannah Neeleman, whose social media handle Ballerina Farm is a household name, has a lifestyle brand, a staff of 60, and over 20 million followers.
—Judy Berman, Time, 12 Nov. 2025
That period also saw her star in Sergio Leone’s Western Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), as the female protagonist, widowed homesteader Jill Mcbain, alongside Henry Fonda and Charles Bronson.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
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Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
Metsch, the disability-rights advocate, said her family has been in Colorado for nearly its entire history as a state, ever since her ancestors became homesteaders near Del Norte in the 1880s.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
Now, Utah homesteader and mother of eight Hannah Neeleman, whose social media handle Ballerina Farm is a household name, has a lifestyle brand, a staff of 60, and over 20 million followers.
—Judy Berman, Time, 12 Nov. 2025
That period also saw her star in Sergio Leone’s Western Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), as the female protagonist, widowed homesteader Jill Mcbain, alongside Henry Fonda and Charles Bronson.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homesteader
Noun
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Embrace the slightly dystopian vibe and buy a bag of pellets from one of the old-timey pioneer stores to hand-feed the furry descendants.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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The 1986 season boasted rock ‘n’ roll pioneers Fats Domino and Jerry Lee Lewis.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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One settler can be seen aiming his rifle at the top floor of the home.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Historical accounts describe Sutter, a Swiss immigrant and early California settler, as enslaving Indigenous people and forcing tribes to work in inhumane and sometimes deadly conditions.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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The Hopis and Zunis were part of the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, where Spanish colonists and priests were driven out of the pueblos of New Mexico and northeastern Arizona.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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Decades before the Declaration of Independence, colonists organized boycotts and public demonstrations opposing British rule.—
Karl W. Bickel,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Homesteader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homesteader. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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