nester

Definition of nesternext
West

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Recent Examples of nester Roughly 75% of bee species are solitary ground nesters. Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026 After a grueling year, 46-year-old Tashia Jones of Mount Holly, North Carolina, was juggling work and life as a first-time empty-nester. Ronnie Li, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026 Creating Shelter and Nesting Opportunities Cardinals are not cavity nesters and don’t use birdhouses or nesting boxes to lay eggs. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2025 The Company serves first-time, move-up, empty-nester, active-adult, and second-home buyers, as well as urban and suburban renters. Andrea Meck, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nester
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nester
homesteader
Noun
  • Ranging from glamping cabins to two-story log cabins, the 31 accommodations have welcome comforts that homesteaders never enjoyed—like Frette duvets.
    Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
  • When cities buy water rights from rural areas and let the fields go fallow, the land does not automatically return to the shortgrass prairie encountered by 19th-century homesteaders or the Native Americans before them.
    Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2026

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“Nester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nester. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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