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homesteader

[ hohm-sted-er ]
/ ˈhoʊmˌstɛd ər /
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noun

the owner or holder of a homestead.
a settler under the Homestead Act.

RELATED WORDS

pilgrim, colonist, immigrant, settler, rancher, peasant, laborer, producer, grower, founder, scout, explorer, guide, developer, squatter, leader, innovator, pathfinder, trailblazer, colonizer

Nearby words

  1. homestall,
  2. homestay,
  3. homestead,
  4. homestead act,
  5. homestead law,
  6. homesteading,
  7. homestretch,
  8. homestyle,
  9. hometown,
  10. homeward

Origin of homesteader

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; homestead + -er1
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British Dictionary definitions for homesteader

homesteader

/ (ˈhəʊmˌstɛdə) /

noun

a person owning a homestead
US and Canadian a person who acquires or possesses land under a homestead law
a person taking part in a homesteading scheme
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