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as in pioneer
a person who settles in a new region
settlers learning to live in peace with the natives
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as in immigrant
one that leaves one place to settle in another
in 1889 Jane Addams, in an effort to provide Chicago's latest wave of settlers with much-needed services, founded the city's first settlement house
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Recent Examples of settler
The conflict has coincided with an increase in Israeli settler violence and Palestinian attacks on Israelis.
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile Jewish settler attacks on Palestinians and their properties have surged this year, particularly during the olive harvest season in October and November.
—Lucas Lilieholm, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
Built by German settlers in 1876, its initial mission was to provide their families with a place to socialize, dance the polka and enjoy traditional German music.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 25 Dec. 2025
Israel's government is dominated by far-right proponents of the settler movement; over the weekend, the Israeli Cabinet approved a plan for 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile Jewish settler attacks on Palestinians and their properties have surged this year, particularly during the olive harvest season in October and November.
—Lucas Lilieholm, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
Built by German settlers in 1876, its initial mission was to provide their families with a place to socialize, dance the polka and enjoy traditional German music.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 25 Dec. 2025
Israel's government is dominated by far-right proponents of the settler movement; over the weekend, the Israeli Cabinet approved a plan for 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for settler
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His father, Carl Reiner, was a legendary pioneer in television who created the iconic 1960s comedy, The Dick Van Dyke Show.—
Steve Futterman,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
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Chua is often credited as one of the pioneers of modern mixology in Singapore.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Jan. 2026
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One will be for African immigrants and one for immigrants from Asia.—
Michael Abeyta,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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The area is home to the largest population of Somali immigrants in the United States.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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In addition, the creation of the fetishes, with their bits of bone, dirt, plants, and other objects, also unnerved enslavers and colonists.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Jan. 2026
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Virginia is recognized as the birthplace of American wine, since colonists attempted the craft in the early 17th century.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
1 Jan. 2026
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Once the boat was loaded, the man in the white T-shirt waved his arms like a bandleader, leading the migrants in a chant for one of his TikTok promo videos.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Levine said such motions should be granted if there is a change in the individual migrant's case, not a change in immigration policy.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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The hotel was underwritten by the local banana-growing elite as well as by Canarian emigrants who had made their fortunes in the Americas.—
Javier Montes,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
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Along with cargo, millions of emigrants boarded ships bound for the U.S. and Canada from nearby docks, including the likes of Albert Einstein and abstract expressionist painter Willem de Kooning (who has a 1969 painting in the galleries).—
Blane Bachelor,
AFAR Media,
20 Oct. 2025
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Federal officials said the refugee review is part of a broader push to tighten legal immigration pathways and ensure that prior approvals granted during the Biden administration meet updated national security and public safety standards.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Since 1993, the organization has worked across the Sacramento area, supporting refugees, immigrants and survivors of human trafficking.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Settler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/settler. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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