as in pioneer
a person who settles in a new region
in the 1800s homesteaders in search of cheap land and a new life headed to the West in droves
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Recent Examples of homesteader
Highlights include dogsledding, curling lessons with locals, dining with homesteaders, soaking in geothermal hot springs, snowshoeing on private land, and tea with reindeer herders.
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Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
More than a few are on the fringes of society: homesteaders, back-to-the-land types, those who live off the grid and make a living teaching survival and primitive skills to others.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 13 June 2024
Ree Drummond, Food Network star and famous homesteader, just dropped her biggest furniture collection to date at Walmart.
—Elsie Boskamp, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
According To Our Readers History Of Anna Maria Island
Inheriting the land from his father (Anna Maria Island's first homesteader) in 1892, Will Bean worked with fellow promoter and developer Charles Roser to make the island an escape ready to appeal to investors.
—Tracey Minkin, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024
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Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
More than a few are on the fringes of society: homesteaders, back-to-the-land types, those who live off the grid and make a living teaching survival and primitive skills to others.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 13 June 2024
Ree Drummond, Food Network star and famous homesteader, just dropped her biggest furniture collection to date at Walmart.
—Elsie Boskamp, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
According To Our Readers History Of Anna Maria Island
Inheriting the land from his father (Anna Maria Island's first homesteader) in 1892, Will Bean worked with fellow promoter and developer Charles Roser to make the island an escape ready to appeal to investors.
—Tracey Minkin, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homesteader
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As a pioneer in personal branding and expert in virtual communication, William Arruda empowers professionals to shine online.William Arruda, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Test yourself on holiday tunes, festive flora and plane pioneers in this week's American Culture Quiz.Fox News Staff, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
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The Nisenan, like all of California’s Native peoples, were decimated by the settlers’ campaigns of violence and cultural eradication.Michelle Weber, Longreads, 4 Dec. 2024
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Andrew Jackson, a firebrand advocate for farmers and western settlers, saw adherence to a gold standard as a way to avoid excessive government power.Kevin Coldiron, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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The story, historically told from the white pilgrim's perspective, is that colonists shared a meal with the indigenous Wampanoag people to give thanks for a successful fall harvest.Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
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Instead, the Mars that Bradbury's colonists discover is a dreamlike planet with blue skies and water, a breathable if thin atmosphere, and noble but doomed indigenous inhabitants.Theunis Bates, theweek, 28 Aug. 2024
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“Homesteader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homesteader. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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