Synonyms of settlers

settlers

noun

plural of settler

1

as in colonists

a person who settles in a new region

settlers learning to live in peace with the natives

Synonyms & Similar Words

• colonists
• pioneers
• colonizers
• colonials
• frontiersmen
• homesteaders
• explorers
• pathfinders
• woodsmen
• mountain men
• bushrangers
• trailblazers

2

as in immigrants

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• immigrants
• migrants
• emigrants
• refugees
• émigrés
• colonists
• incomers
• aliens
• in-migrants
• foreigners
• out-migrants
• pioneers
• pilgrims
• expatriates
• evacuees
• deportees
• newcomers
• repatriates
• squatters
• defectors
• exiles
• relocatees
• noncitizens
• nonnatives
• migrators
• trekkers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• natives
• inhabitants
• residents
• citizens
• nonimmigrants
• aborigines
• nationals
• habitants

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of settlers

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

Mohammad’s death in September 2025 was the first in a run of six killings in her central West Bank town of Deir Jarir in confrontations between settlers and Palestinian residents, which drew in the Israel Defense Forces. — Suheir Hashimeh, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2026

And like a growing number of descendants of white settlers, a reckoning with Australia’s modern history and an awareness of its flaws. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2026

The Sears family, like other white settlers, tended to their crops with water sourced from an intricate network of canals, the first of which was built by the Swilling Irrigation and Canal Company in 1867. — Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026

Viewers will learn about the fragile alliance between the English settlers and the Wampanoag people, and the conflict that set the stage for the earliest foundations of American identity, according to FOX Nation. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026

Before settlers came, a few species of native roses grew in the nation, and here in Illinois. — Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

So future settlers would need to produce essential supplies directly on the Red Planet. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2026