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

Netanyahu’s government is dominated by settlers and their allies, including the Cabinet minister who oversees the police. — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

According to the Burke Museum, passenger pigeons were once the most abundant bird in North America, numbering in the billions and accounting for close to 40% of the continent’s land birds when European settlers arrived in the 19th century. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026

For Native Americans and American settlers alike, this battle was a turning point. — Scott Baldauf, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2026

Afrikaners are descended from mainly Dutch and French colonial settlers who first came to South Africa in the 17th century. — CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

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

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

But that requires massive energy — something early settlers will severely lack. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026