settler
noun
set·tler
ˈse-tᵊl-ər 
ˈset-lər
1
: one that settles something
a settler of disputes
2
: someone who settles in a new region or colony
the first settlers of New England
Examples of settler in a Sentence
settlers learning to live in peace with the natives
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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Viewers see the local playground being torn down, the killing of Adra’s brother by Israeli soldiers, and other attacks by Jewish settlers while the community tries to survive.
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Lex Harvey, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
On Shackleford Banks, keep an eye out for the island’s famed wild horses, which are descended from Spanish mustangs brought and abandoned by European settlers in the 1500s.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Evitts Homesite Trail Overlooking Lake Habeeb is Evitts Mountain, named for one of the first European settlers in Allegany County.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2025
The Karuk Tribe estimates that, conservatively, its more than 120 villages would complete at least 7,000 burns each year before contact with European settlers.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
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Lex Harvey, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
On Shackleford Banks, keep an eye out for the island’s famed wild horses, which are descended from Spanish mustangs brought and abandoned by European settlers in the 1500s.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Evitts Homesite Trail Overlooking Lake Habeeb is Evitts Mountain, named for one of the first European settlers in Allegany County.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2025
The Karuk Tribe estimates that, conservatively, its more than 120 villages would complete at least 7,000 burns each year before contact with European settlers.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for settler
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“Settler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/settler. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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