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 Festival-goers will find more than dozens of booths, including a large children’s area, a historical exhibit documenting local Hispanic settlers, and a fine art exhibit. — Ashlyn Ware, Midwest Living, 15 Sep. 2026 Along the top, figures representing Glenview’s citizens, service members from the former Naval Air Station Glenview, and even including early settler John Kennicott, walk across the bridge above. — Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026 Some leaders in Netanyahu’s Cabinet began calling for Gaza to be reopened to settlers. — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026 The soldiers and settlers can be relied upon to stifle joy, waiting at the olive harvests, along the coasts, and at checkpoints where women are forced to give birth on the sides of the road. — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for settler

Recent Examples of Synonyms for settler

Noun

Columbus stood in his age as the pioneer of progress and enlightenment.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026
Taaki was an early bitcoin pioneer and in 2015 fought for a socialist militia group battling the Islamic State in Syria.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of pioneer

Noun

The lawsuit was filed last fall by the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, Public Counsel, and Los Angeles immigrant advocacy groups during an unprecedented surge of immigration enforcement in the region.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
Many Venezuelan immigrants here work in food service — at restaurants or selling meals from their homes.

— Elliot Spagat, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of immigrant

Noun

While the birds that left early numbered in the thousands, the number of migrants in late September becomes millions.

— Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 20 Sep. 2026
The integration of migrants, particularly those from Muslim-majority countries, remains contentious in Italian politics and society.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 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

Definition of emigrant

Noun

His memoir, released Tuesday, details his early life fleeing Vietnam with his father, time in refugee camps, his life as a child actor and his triumphant return to the screen.

— Isabelle Farina, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
In a matter of days, at least a hundred thousand people had been displaced by the fighting, the United Nations refugee agency said.

— Kareem Fahim, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026