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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John Nielsen-Gammon, the state’s climatologist and a Texas A&M University atmospheric science professor, said early settlers also made the area more prone to wildfires through widespread clearing and logging in the late 1800s.
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Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Israeli soldiers and settlers have killed more than 1,000 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since the start of the war between Israel and Gaza in October 2023.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2025
Since then, at least 964 Palestinians have been killed by both Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, according to the United Nations.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 29 July 2025
At least 964 Palestinians have been killed since then by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, according to the United Nations.
—Abeer Salman, CNN Money, 29 July 2025
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Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Israeli soldiers and settlers have killed more than 1,000 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since the start of the war between Israel and Gaza in October 2023.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2025
Since then, at least 964 Palestinians have been killed by both Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, according to the United Nations.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 29 July 2025
At least 964 Palestinians have been killed since then by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, according to the United Nations.
—Abeer Salman, CNN Money, 29 July 2025
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“Settler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/settler. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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