homesteader

[ hohm-sted-er ]

/ ˈhoʊmˌstɛd ər /

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noun

the owner or holder of a homestead.

a settler under the Homestead Act.

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Origin of homesteader

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; homestead + -er¹

Words nearby homesteader

homestall, home stand, homestay, homestead, Homestead Act, homesteader, homesteading, homestead law, home straight, homestretch, home study

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How to use homesteader in a sentence

On the upper Buffalo, the Boxley Valley Historic District preserves structures from the 1870s to 1930s, with family farms continuing the traditions of the original homesteaders.
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Not in looking for financial gain, but blazing the trail and opening new frontiers, and then allowing private industry to take over in the way homesteaders expanded into the West.
As private companies erode government’s hold on space travel, NASA looks to open a new frontier|Christian Davenport|February 25, 2021|Washington Post
My great grandfather came here as a homesteader in 1882 when it was nothing but wide-open spaces.
‘Election Day is over, and guess what?’|Eli Saslow|November 9, 2020|Washington Post
Moreover, as a homesteader, his problem was far from solved by mere access to free land.
A History of Trade Unionism in the United States|Selig Perlman

The homesteader was stooping still, and he made another pace, crouching a trifle, with every muscle hardening.
The Cattle-Baron's Daughter|Harold Bindloss
They clustered about him, and one of them, stooping over the injured homesteader, signed to his comrades.
The Cattle-Baron's Daughter|Harold Bindloss
It turned out that the cowboys had been arrested for lassoing a Norwegian homesteader who had cut their wire.
The Nerve of Foley|Frank H. Spearman
He's after my chickens, and as new-laid eggs are worth more than Browning to a homesteader, I got out my duck-gun.
The Prairie Wife|Arthur Stringer

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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homesteader

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