as in settlers
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 homesteaders
By the late 19th century, homesteaders and ranchers, including Henry Martin, Benjamin and Ollie Morris, and later Paul Greenough, shaped the land into a working cattle and sheep ranch.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Jan. 2026
Success comes for one neighborhood, a few buildings, one block here, a handful of urban homesteaders there.
—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
Americans who buy a house tend to think like homesteaders.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 11 Aug. 2025
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Jan. 2026
Success comes for one neighborhood, a few buildings, one block here, a handful of urban homesteaders there.
—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
Americans who buy a house tend to think like homesteaders.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for homesteaders
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The Norse were Scandinavian Viking-era settlers who, led by Erik the Red from Iceland, established medieval farming colonies in southwestern Greenland around 985–986 CE, according to the Mariners' Museum and Park and other sources.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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This prequel to Hallmark’s historical drama series, When Calls the Heart, will take viewers back in time to follow the early settlers of the community that will one day become the beloved frontier town of Hope Valley.—
Breanne L. Heldman,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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Salsa segments paid homage to icons like Héctor Lavoe and the Fania All-Stars, while reggaetón moments honored pioneers such as Daddy Yankee, Ivy Queen, and Tego Calderón.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
30 Jan. 2026
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Francesco Iorio, founder of Augmenta and one of the pioneers of generative design at Autodesk, works in an industry where visibility actively undermines trust.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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From the days of colonists and pirates to the more modern era (of, say, bankers and lawyers servicing offshore corporations), its touristic charms have gone largely unappreciated.—
John Bowe,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
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Despite this, the edition offered by Goldin Auction was originally printed and distributed so that colonists could read the Second Continental Congress’ argument for separating from Great Britain in July 1776.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Homesteaders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homesteaders. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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