settler

[ set-ler, -l-er ]
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noun
  1. a person or thing that settles.

  2. a person who settles in a new country or area.

Origin of settler

1
First recorded in 1590–1600; settle1 + -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for settler

settler

/ (ˈsɛtlə) /


noun
  1. a person who settles in a new country or a colony

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