settler
noun
set·tler
ˈse-tᵊl-ər 
ˈset-lər
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
Examples of settler in a Sentence
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
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This broad public support for pumas could spur state wildlife agencies to explore the idea of restoring pumas in states along the East Coast where the animals were driven out decades ago by settlers, ranchers, farmers and government officials.
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Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
At the same time, in the West Bank, apartheid and settler violence continue unabated.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
On most days, settlers harass the villagers largely by bringing a flock of sheep to graze on their land or eat the fodder stored in their sheds.
—Sam Fleischacker, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
European settlers in colonial North America began baking with the pumpkin spice blend in pumpkin desserts as early as the 17th century, according to workplace food service company Canteen and North Carolina State University food science Professor Gabriel Keith Harris.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
At the same time, in the West Bank, apartheid and settler violence continue unabated.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
On most days, settlers harass the villagers largely by bringing a flock of sheep to graze on their land or eat the fodder stored in their sheds.
—Sam Fleischacker, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
European settlers in colonial North America began baking with the pumpkin spice blend in pumpkin desserts as early as the 17th century, according to workplace food service company Canteen and North Carolina State University food science Professor Gabriel Keith Harris.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Settler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/settler. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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