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 What readers are saying The comments express strong criticism of Israeli settler violence, with many labeling it as terrorism or ethnic cleansing rather than mere extremism. — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026 This year the olive harvest for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank was marred by frequent attacks by Israeli settlers trying to disrupt this economically and culturally significant time of year. — Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 6 Nov. 2026 For instance, these centrists would sanction violent settlers, as the Biden administration did, but may not target the banks that finance the construction of new settlements. — Thomas Wright, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026 Wolves, on the other hand, had a thriving population after European settlers moved into the area in the 1600s but then seemed to disappear 250 years ago. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for settler

Recent Examples of Synonyms for settler

Noun

National Mining Hall of Fame & Museum Located downtown, the National Mining Hall of Fame & Museum dives deep into the region’s economic history, with exhibits that cover mining culture, pioneer life, and period photographs from the region.

— Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2026
Julian Brodsky, a cable TV pioneer and financial guru who was a co-founding partner of Comcast more than 60 years ago, has died.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of pioneer

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Still, Becerra, who grew up in a working-class immigrant family, has shown a personal interest in allying with organized labor.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Last year’s winner Maido, for example, was a Peruvian restaurant run by Mitsuharu ‘Micha’ Tsumura, who is a descendant of Japanese immigrants to Peru and uses Japanese cooking techniques.

— Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of immigrant

Noun

In 1825, French King Charles X demanded 150 million francs to compensate France’s former colonists and slaveholders as the price of recognition.

— Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026
The force was ready to face the British troops who had marched from Boston to seize gunpowder the colonists had stored ahead of what was likely to be a rebellion in the colonies.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of colonist

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Last New Year’s Eve, a boat carrying more than 200 migrants sank off the coast of Gambia.

— Eve Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
Some in the caravans gathering this week hope that after the elections, migrants might receive better treatment at the hands of US immigration officials.

— Merlín Delcid, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of migrant

Noun

Baksheng leaves behind a family and then creates a new one with other Teochew emigrants at an inn run by a feminist daughter, Zia Lamgi (Li Sitong) who dodges a revolving door of suitors.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026
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