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nester

noun

Definition of nesternext
West
as in homesteader

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Recent Examples of nester Why Ground Nesting Bees Thrive in Cemeteries Roughly 75% of all bee species are solitary ground nesters. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 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 An old larch makes a great choice for cavity nesters like woodpeckers. — Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 21 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nester
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homesteader
Noun
  • That was whittled down to one that raises the homestead threshold for the longest-residing residents, the homesteaders.
    — Peggy Gossett-Seidman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Hoping to make his way back to his brother, Håkan disembarks in California and immediately heads East, against the flow of all the homesteaders and forty-niners streaming West.
    — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of homesteader

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“Nester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nester. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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