settler

[ set-ler, -l-er ]

/ ˈsɛt lər, -l ər /

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noun

a person or thing that settles.

a person who settles in a new country or area.

Nearby words

settlement, settlement house, settlement houses, settlement option, settlement worker, settler, settler's clock, settling, settling tank, settlings, settlor

Origin of settler

First recorded in 1590–1600; settle¹ + -er¹

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Examples from the Web for settler

A few children, settler children, congregate near what appears to have been the bus station.
Inside Hebron, Israel’s Heart of Darkness|Michael Tomasky|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Buy an Obama family vacation time-share in an East Jerusalem Israeli settler condo to help repair relations with Bibi Netanyahu.
The GOP Senate: A New Utopia Dawns|P. J. O’Rourke|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Housing Minister Uri Ariel, himself a settler, is at least bureaucratically responsible for the latest announcement.
How Netanyahu Plays the Settlement Game|Michael Omer-Man|November 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Four settler outposts, which even Israel considers illegal, surround Jalud.
When Israeli Settlers Direct Violence at Palestinian Schoolchildren|Matt Surrusco|November 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The uptick during the olive harvest supports an explanation of settler violence discussed in our report.
Settler Violence Season|Yousef Munayyer|November 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Samuel was the son of William, the first settler of the name.
Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast|Samuel Adams Drake
Their immediate rise in value, in the hands of the settler, gives him competence.
The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1|Daniel Webster
It rained that night and a dog ate our supplies so we were forced to procure food from a settler.
Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences|Nebraska Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
He will keep you au courant, at the same time, tell the name of every settler and settlement, and some good stories to boot.
Canada and the Canadians|Sir Richard Henry Bonnycastle
It was in 1845 that the first settler, Overton by name, made his home where now is Portland.
In the Oregon Country|George Palmer Putnam

British Dictionary definitions for settler

settler

/ (ˈsɛtlə) /

noun

a person who settles in a new country or a colony

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Word Origin and History for settler

settler

1590s, "a thing that settles" (a debate, etc.); agent noun from settle (v.). Meaning "a person who moves into a new country" is from 1690s.

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