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 Some became stockmen, learning to ride settlers’ horses and using their deep knowledge of the land to muster cattle on horseback across vast landscapes. — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 5 July 2026 The history in Kaskaskia is as rich as the soil that attracted settlers in the first place and made it, for a time, Illinois’ most important place. — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026 However, what is now an ell at the rear of the house predates the main house, having been built in 1695 by Samuel Grant, who was the son of Matthew Grant, one of the original settlers of Windsor. — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026 Origins The first settlers were drawn here by the presence of military bases from the Seminole Wars. — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for settler

Recent Examples of Synonyms for settler

Noun

Sumissura, the online tailoring platform for women, is among the most recent technology pioneers leveraging AI to enhance fit.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 15 July 2026
Over his past few pictures, Nolan has become a pioneer in shooting on Imax film, but The Odyssey is his first to be shot entirely in the large-screen format.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 July 2026

Definition of pioneer

Noun

Often, he was told, immigrants aren’t given the chance to call family members before they’re released, and are dropped off at a nearby plaza, often with uncharged cellphones or no phone at all.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
The bill would allow for permanent protections, including a path to citizenship for Haitian immigrants.

— Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026

Definition of immigrant

Noun

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
European colonists in Australia encountered a suite of venomous snakes just as fearsome as those of the Libyan desert.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

Definition of colonist

Noun

Also, it should be noted that Barack Obama’s Democratic administration, not Trump’s, pioneered the modern policy of blocking asylum-seekers at the border, addressing a surge in Haitian migrants in 2016.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
South Africa has removed more than 53,000 migrants over the last five weeks through deportations and repatriations following pressure from anti-migrant groups.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 13 July 2026

Definition of migrant

Noun

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
The book looked at the world of a swath of Irish women emigrants who were deemed troublemakers, highlighting that for a period of time, Irish women outnumbered Irish men in prison.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026

Definition of emigrant

Noun

In the 1930s and 1940s, postrevolutionary Mexico emerged as both an incubator of modern art and haven for European refugees, political exiles and other expats.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
In 1994 Goma and surrounding areas received hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing from the genocide and subsequent military operations that occurred in Rwanda that year, leading to a humanitarian crisis.

— Chinatsu Tsuji, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026