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settler
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set·tler  (stlr)
n.
1. One who settles in a new region.
2. One who settles or decides something.

settler [ˈsɛtlə]
n
a person who settles in a new country or a colony
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.settler - a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new countrysettler - a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
migrant, migrator - traveler who moves from one region or country to another
Pilgrim Father, Pilgrim - one of the colonists from England who sailed to America on the Mayflower and founded the colony of Plymouth in New England in 1620
pioneer - one the first colonists or settlers in a new territory; "they went west as pioneers with only the possessions they could carry with them"
sourdough - a settler or prospector (especially in western United States or northwest Canada and Alaska)
homesteader, nester, squatter - someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
2.settler - a negotiator who settles disputes
negotiant, negotiator, treater - someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement)
3.settler - a clerk in a betting shop who calculates the winnings
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
clerk - an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)

settler
noun colonist, immigrant, pioneer, colonizer, frontiersman settlers from the Volga region
Translations
settler [ˈsetləʳ] Ncolonizador(a) m/f
settler [ˈsɛtlər] ncolon m
set-to [ˈsɛttuː] n (= quarrel) → prise f de bec >
set-top box nterminal m numérique
settler
nSiedler(in) m(f)
settler [ˈsɛtləʳ] ncolonizzatore/trice


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First settled in 1849 by 256 free settlers who arrived in Moreton Bay on a ship called Fortitude, the Valley still retains much of its 19th century heritage.
In some cases these include records of members of convicts' families transported as free settlers.
Church elder Terry Vinson said Rudd had a "true Aussie pedigree", including free settlers and convicts.
 
 
 
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