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 Hops, likewise, were first planted around 1629 by both English and Dutch settlers. — Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 2 July 2026 Gingerbread had been a stomach settler since the 17th century, according to Stephen Schmidt, a New York food historian. — Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 2 July 2026 Over time, settlers established vegetable and fruit farms that became the foundation of South Florida's early economy. — Hank Tester, CBS News, 1 July 2026 At the same time, Netflix worked with an Osage scholar to update the story's take on Indigenous people and their relationships with White settlers. — Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for settler

Recent Examples of Synonyms for settler

Noun

Baby Carrie has not been born yet at the start of the series, in part so the show could explore pioneer pregnancy and childbirth.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Biologists ranging from the evolutionary theorist Ernst Mayr to the pioneer of molecular biology Jacques Monod have acknowledged that.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 8 July 2026

Definition of pioneer

Noun

Often, he was told, immigrants aren’t given the chance to call family members before they’re released, and are dropped off at a nearby plaza, often with uncharged cellphones or no phone at all.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
The bill would allow for permanent protections, including a path to citizenship for Haitian immigrants.

— Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026

Definition of immigrant

Noun

Kimmel also portrayed a colonist and took a satirical swipe at the situation.

— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026
Anticipation for the milestone holiday has been building for much of the year, serving as an opportunity for Americans to reflect on their complicated history as onetime colonists of an empire who became a superpower of their own.

— Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of colonist

Noun

In both places, Leo focused his message to Europe to uphold the dignity of migrants.

— Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Two high-profile leaders in the US Catholic church have told CNN that Pope Leo’s July 4 visit to the island, the main port of entry to Europe for hundreds of thousands of mostly African migrants, sends a message to the US about immigration.

— Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

Definition of migrant

Noun

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
Perhaps as important as Morocco’s investment in nurturing domestic talent has been its improved efforts to scout and court eligible international talent —often the descendants of emigrants who have learned the game in world-class competitive environs elsewhere.

— Dan Greene, New Yorker, 12 June 2026

Definition of emigrant

Noun

More than 1 million refugees who fled neighboring Myanmar live in camps in Bangladesh.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026
Mandazis, ginger rice congee and crispy lentil kofte can be found in a new cafe, run by the nonprofit organization MAKE Projects, which opened at the end of June with a mission to empower immigrant and refugee women.

— Madeleine Kashkooli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026