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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Yoxall is a citizen of the Métis Nation of Alberta and of Métis and settler parentage.
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Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
In a West Bank spring where Palestinians used to rest and water their flocks, Israeli settlers now swim.
—Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 27 May 2026
Israel, which had occupied it since the June 1967 war, withdrew all of its soldiers and settlers there by April 1982.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
San Luis was founded in 1851 by Hispanic settlers from northern New Mexico.
—Ernesto Sagás, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
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Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
In a West Bank spring where Palestinians used to rest and water their flocks, Israeli settlers now swim.
—Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 27 May 2026
Israel, which had occupied it since the June 1967 war, withdrew all of its soldiers and settlers there by April 1982.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
San Luis was founded in 1851 by Hispanic settlers from northern New Mexico.
—Ernesto Sagás, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for settler
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“Settler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/settler. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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