as in pioneer
a person who settles in a new region
in the 1800s homesteaders in search of cheap land and a new life headed to the West in droves
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Recent Examples of homesteader
Lindsey Chastain is a homesteader and writer at Waddle and Cluck.
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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 10 June 2025
To live as 1880s homesteaders, each family will have to navigate life without electricity or running water throughout the eight episodes.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 15 May 2025
Most of our neighbors were farmers, loggers, or homesteaders.
—John Klar, Christian Science Monitor, 29 Apr. 2025
The first generation of homesteaders practiced full self-sufficiency out of necessity, Proctor said.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 10 June 2025
To live as 1880s homesteaders, each family will have to navigate life without electricity or running water throughout the eight episodes.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 15 May 2025
Most of our neighbors were farmers, loggers, or homesteaders.
—John Klar, Christian Science Monitor, 29 Apr. 2025
The first generation of homesteaders practiced full self-sufficiency out of necessity, Proctor said.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homesteader
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Bronson doesn’t shy away from the brutalities of the fighting between the pioneers and the Shawnee and Miami tribes, as seen from the perspective of the settlers.—
Jeff Suess,
The Enquirer,
30 July 2025
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The problem is, there are so many places to spend — and catch up, since so many fashion players like to be fast followers instead of pioneers.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
29 July 2025
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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.—
Bianca Moreno-Paz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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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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In 1595, English colonist and captain Sir Walter Raleigh landed in Trinidad.—
Ian Rose,
JSTOR Daily,
23 July 2025
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That year, British colonists were stunned to learn that their own army—British regulars—had fired on British subjects at Lexington and Concord, killing their own people.—
Peter Suciu,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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“Homesteader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homesteader. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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