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

The latest wave of this came this week, when Nvidia announced a $5 billion investment in Safe Superintelligence, the lab founded by AI pioneer Ilya Sutskever.

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 29 July 2026
Reyneke Wines is one of the pioneers of organic wines and environmental and ethical wine making in the country.

— Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of pioneer

Noun

According to Giselle Garcia, the program director of immigration nonprofit NorCal Resist, advocacy group Ring of Democracy approached her team and proposed a press conference in opposition to the termination of TPS for Haitian immigrants.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
That doesn’t account for all the cases facing Idaho immigrants, however, because some people are moved to other states, according to Jacob Rourk, an attorney at Ramirez-Smith Law.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 31 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

The ending of Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and other African migrants.

— Melissa S. Johnson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026
Then there’s the fact that Nicaraguan migrants in the United States are a smaller and less powerful force than Cuban Americans, many of whom have lobbied Washington for decades to isolate and overthrow Havana’s leaders.

— Ismael López, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 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

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