nester

noun

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as in homesteader

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Recent Examples of nester 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 An old larch makes a great choice for cavity nesters like woodpeckers. — Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 21 Sep. 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
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homesteader
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  • The group located what appeared to be some foundational stones of a building where a descendant of the homesteaders said the blacksmith shop once stood.
    — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Lindsey Chastain is a gardening expert, homesteader, and blogger at Waddle and Cluck.
    — Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 8 Aug. 2026
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“Nester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nester. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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