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 legislation is significant in light of recent escalations by militant West Bank settlers conducting a campaign of killing, arson and intimidation against Palestinians to expel them from their land. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 8 Sep. 2026 The British government’s move follows a surge in settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, and the rapid expansion of dozens of wildcat outposts across the territory over the past year. — Ilan Ben Zion, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2026 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered unauthorized West Bank settler outposts to be dismantled as his government faces growing scrutiny from the United States to rein in violence against Palestinians. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2026 The ambassador last month spoke out sharply after weeks of unrest in the town of Qusra, where settlers surrounded several homes including one owned by a Palestinian American. — ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for settler

Recent Examples of Synonyms for settler

Noun

The rewaxing and repairs service was first introduced in 1921, making the brand a sustainability pioneer.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026
After all, modern hikers and campers have access to tools the pioneers could never have imagined.

— Elaine Reno, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of pioneer

Noun

The split also means immigrants in some parts of the country are getting bail hearings while those in other places, including Texas and Louisiana, face additional hurdles to seek release.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
But for as much as Kirk was revered on the right, he was reviled on the left, facing pushback for comments disparaging immigrants and transgender people and questioning the qualifications and capabilities of women and Black Americans.

— Elena Moore, NPR, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of immigrant

Noun

Japan regained sovereignty over the island in the 1970s, but the American military still has a heavy presence there, continuing tensions between locals and the armed colonists surrounding them.

— Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
Robert had made a bunch of money in the importing business and was a loyalist to the king; Mary, perhaps without her husband’s knowledge, supported the colonist rebels.

— Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of colonist

Noun

Most Haitian migrants settled in Brooklyn neighborhoods including Flatbush, East Flatbush and Crown Heights.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Migration remains one of the most heated political issues in Britain, despite the number of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats falling to its lowest level since 2020, according to the Home Office.

— Kara Fox, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of migrant

Noun

The decision could have broad implications for descendants of Italian emigrants, particularly in North and South America, where large Italian diaspora communities have ancestral ties to Italy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
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

Definition of emigrant

Noun

The AfD also aims to segregate refugees and disabled children in schools and rework the curriculum to portray a more positive view of Germany's history.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026
The party’s manifesto also calls for segregated classes, with refugee children taught separately by other refugees, and teaching designed to convey the message that staying in Germany is temporary.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026