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单词 settler
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settler

noun

set·​tler ˈset-lər How to pronounce settler (audio)
ˈse-tᵊl-ər
1
: one that settles something
a settler of disputes
2
: someone who settles in a new region or colony
the first settlers of New England

Synonyms

  • colonial
  • colonist
  • colonizer
  • frontiersman
  • homesteader
  • pioneer
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Example Sentences

settlers learning to live in peace with the natives in 1889 Jane Addams, in an effort to provide Chicago's latest wave of settlers with much-needed services, founded the city's first settlement house
Recent Examples on the Web The New York town was the hometown of the settler William Swarthout who moved to Michigan in the mid-19th century. Sarah Raza, Detroit Free Press, 25 Aug. 2022 From the northwest corner of the state in Williamstown, the figures look west across the vast homelands from which native peoples were forcibly removed to make way for settler colonialism. Chadd Scott, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 The path through the gap was beaten over the centuries by herd of bison, and first explored among Europeans by English settler Abraham Wood in the 1670s. Fox News, 29 June 2022 Despite these efforts, artifact theft vastly enriched local settler communities in places like Blanding, Utah, which sits on the east border of Bears Ears. Dr. Len Necefer, Outside Online, 29 June 2022 The settler law remains in effect and will not expire if the government collapses. Ilan Ben Zion, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2022 But the hard-line opposition, comprised heavily of settler supporters, paradoxically voted against the bill in order to embarrass the government. Ilan Ben Zion, ajc, 20 June 2022 But the hard-line opposition, comprised heavily of settler supporters, paradoxically voted against the bill in order to embarrass Bennett. Josef Federman, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2022 That should change this year, and that change should start with Reilly, the show’s avenging angel, master manipulator and settler of scores. Glenn Whippentertainment Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

settler

noun

set·​tler ˈset-lər How to pronounce settler (audio)
: a person who settles in a new region : colonist

settler

noun

1
as in colonist
a person who settles in a new region settlers learning to live in peace with the natives

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • colonist
  • pioneer
  • colonial
  • colonizer
  • frontiersman
  • homesteader
  • explorer
  • pathfinder
  • woodsman
  • mountain man
  • bushranger
  • trailblazer
2
as in immigrant
one that leaves one place to settle in another in 1889 Jane Addams, in an effort to provide Chicago's latest wave of settlers with much-needed services, founded the city's first settlement house

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • immigrant
  • migrant
  • emigrant
  • refugee
  • émigré
  • colonist
  • emigré
  • incomer
  • alien
  • pioneer
  • foreigner
  • pilgrim
  • in-migrant
  • out-migrant
  • squatter
  • expatriate
  • deportee
  • noncitizen
  • evacuee
  • relocatee
  • nonnative
  • newcomer
  • exile
  • defector
  • repatriate
  • migrator
  • trekker

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • resident
  • inhabitant
  • native
  • citizen
  • aborigine
  • nonimmigrant
  • national
  • habitant
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