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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
European settlers in colonial North America began baking with the pumpkin spice blend in pumpkin desserts as early as the 17th century, according to workplace food service company Canteen and North Carolina State University food science Professor Gabriel Keith Harris.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Dore is not the only settler keen to tap into Floreana’s healing powers.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
The doctor’s philosophical work has spread through letters and newspapers across Europe, attracting settlers like Heinz Wittmer, a veteran of the Great War played by Daniel Brühl, and his much younger second wife Margaret, played by Sydney Sweeney.
—Itzel Luna, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
The Heritage Ranch, home to the San Dieguito Heritage Museum also located in Encinitas, preserves the history of the San Dieguito region—including its indigenous roots, early settlers, and agricultural heritage—through exhibits, educational programs, and community events.
—Dawn Giangiulio, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Dore is not the only settler keen to tap into Floreana’s healing powers.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
The doctor’s philosophical work has spread through letters and newspapers across Europe, attracting settlers like Heinz Wittmer, a veteran of the Great War played by Daniel Brühl, and his much younger second wife Margaret, played by Sydney Sweeney.
—Itzel Luna, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
The Heritage Ranch, home to the San Dieguito Heritage Museum also located in Encinitas, preserves the history of the San Dieguito region—including its indigenous roots, early settlers, and agricultural heritage—through exhibits, educational programs, and community events.
—Dawn Giangiulio, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for settler
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William Arruda is a keynote speaker, author, and personal branding pioneer.—
William Arruda,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Tech pioneers like Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Jeff Bezos suggest space may be the next place to look.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
2 Sep. 2025
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Sophie Carson is a general assignment reporter who reports on religion and faith, immigrants and refugees and more.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The decision, coupled with others targeting Venezuelan immigrants, leaves scores of people to face an uncertain future, particularly in South Florida, home to the largest number of TPS recipients in the entire country.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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Their pacifism later brings them in direct conflict with the colonists gearing up to fight the British.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
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The over-the-top propaganda that leads the game off suggests the Earth Directorate is here to protect colonists from out-of-control corporations and tyrannical governments.—
Kyle Orland,
ArsTechnica,
27 Aug. 2025
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Two South Florida men are behind bars on human smuggling charges after a group of migrants arrived in the Florida Keys earlier this week.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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At the council meeting for the resolution, several migrants and their families spoke in favor of its passage, expressing their anxieties in day-to-day life, according to The Chronicle.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Taking the form of an address to Jarman, Prospect imagines the emigrants who set sail at the end of Jarman’s film The Last of England returning to Britain.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Americans still hoping to move to Portugal, meanwhile, might be wise to see if their preferred neighborhoods are already too saturated with fellow emigrants or tourists.—
Michael Bartiromo,
The Hill,
14 June 2025
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Last month, the Borgo Laudato Si’ hosted a luncheon for roughly a hundred refugees, people who were homeless and others in need, as well as church volunteers who assist them.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Given Libya’s Mediterranean-facing coastline, it is seen by many refugees fleeing Sudan as a gateway to Europe, with over 200,000 Sudanese people arriving into the country since the outbreak of the civil war, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).—
Rory Fleming,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Settler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/settler. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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