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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White settlers and frontier pioneers built vast, fenceless cattle stations, battling harsh environments and disease, embracing a hard-living culture that exists to this day.
—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
5 July 2026
The history in Kaskaskia is as rich as the soil that attracted settlers in the first place and made it, for a time, Illinois’ most important place.
—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026
Seafood such as rockfish and crab dominated the diets of early Maryland settlers, NPR reported.
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Teresa Mull,
FOXNews.com,
4 July 2026
Though people associate pre-United States history with the Wampanoags and the Pilgrims, Shinnecock people were contacted by British settlers as early as 1640, Shinnecock Chairwoman Lisa Goree said.
—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
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Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
5 July 2026
The history in Kaskaskia is as rich as the soil that attracted settlers in the first place and made it, for a time, Illinois’ most important place.
—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026
Seafood such as rockfish and crab dominated the diets of early Maryland settlers, NPR reported.
—
Teresa Mull,
FOXNews.com,
4 July 2026
Though people associate pre-United States history with the Wampanoags and the Pilgrims, Shinnecock people were contacted by British settlers as early as 1640, Shinnecock Chairwoman Lisa Goree said.
—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
3 July 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 5 Jul. 2026.
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