SETTLER Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

settler

noun

ˈset-lər

Definition of settler

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 This modern multimedia gallery walks you through Iceland’s history, beginning when the first settlers from Norway arrived in the late ninth century to the present day. — Carolyn Heller, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 An ancient refuge The Okefenokee has a long, rich human history that predates its designation as a federal wildlife refuge or even its discovery by European settlers. — Drew Kann, AJC.com, 20 July 2026 It was widely believed, too, that leprosy prevention laws were a useful weapon the settler industrialists could wield against any Polynesian locals who baulked at colonization. — Literary Hub, 20 July 2026 Several former officials noted to me with pride that after October 7th the Administration became the first to sanction violent West Bank settlers. — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for settler

Recent Examples of Synonyms for settler

Noun

One famous local on the celebrity wall is aviation pioneer Wally Funk, the oldest woman to travel to space.

— Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026
The removal of Fedorov, a pioneer in technology and recruitment, sparked rare protests in Ukraine’s streets.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

Definition of pioneer

Noun

In April, House Democrats, with the support of a handful of Republicans, passed legislation extending temporary protections for Haitian immigrants by three years.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
Two recent killings of immigrants by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have raised questions about whether the shootings were justified.

— Sarah Matusek, Christian Science Monitor, 23 July 2026

Definition of immigrant

Noun

Under British rule, mail wasn’t private; postmasters could open letters to spy on colonists.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 16 July 2026
Religious symbols are best displayed in non-governmental spaces given that America was formed by colonists who fled England to seek freedom of religion.

— Tara Sonenshine, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2026

Definition of colonist

Noun

At the height of the border crisis, Hartman said agents sometimes encountered groups of up to 70 migrants moving through the underground maze.

— Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
The foreign minister told me that in the southern Mexican city of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, about 140 miles from the nearest Mexico-Guatemala border crossing, a tractor-trailer had crashed while carrying more than 160 Guatemalan migrants.

— Ken Salazar, Time, 20 July 2026

Definition of migrant

Noun

González has witnessed the ties between Mexico and its emigrants abroad evolve over four decades, starting as a young consular officer in the administration of Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari.

— Alfredo Corchado, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
The book looked at the world of a swath of Irish women emigrants who were deemed troublemakers, highlighting that for a period of time, Irish women outnumbered Irish men in prison.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026

Definition of emigrant

Noun

Both programs run through Asian Refugees United (ARU), a Harrisburg nonprofit that also teaches cultural classes to refugee children.

— Maansi Srivastava, NPR, 21 July 2026
Dinu’s reflections are intercut with stories from their past, memories of Varsha’s therapeutic work, and stories of the migrants and post-partition refugees who lived and worked at Tavoy.

— Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026