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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Named for the Kiawah people who called this island home when British settlers first arrived in 1670, Kiawah Island fronts the Atlantic with ten miles of beach.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
The lighthouse was attacked by Indians during the second Seminole War in July 1836, in which early settlers were driven out of the Miami area.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Public murals endorsed settler narratives of conquest, racial hierarchy, and resource exploitation.
—John P. Murphy, ARTnews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
The federal government, controlled mostly by the Republican Party, increasingly exerted its power in the West and provided incentives for white settlers to migrate to the region.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
The lighthouse was attacked by Indians during the second Seminole War in July 1836, in which early settlers were driven out of the Miami area.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Public murals endorsed settler narratives of conquest, racial hierarchy, and resource exploitation.
—John P. Murphy, ARTnews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
The federal government, controlled mostly by the Republican Party, increasingly exerted its power in the West and provided incentives for white settlers to migrate to the region.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
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 8 Apr. 2026.
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