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nester

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nest·er  (nstr)
n.
1. One, such as a bird, that nests.
2. Western U.S. A squatter, homesteader, or farmer who settles in cattle-grazing territory.
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Noun1.nester - someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
homesteader, squatter
colonist, settler - a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
2.nester - a bird that has built (or is building) a nest
bird - warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings


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As they passed in triumph through the village they were cheered by the men, women, and children, collected as usual on the tops of the lodges, and were exhorted by the Nesters of the village to be generous in their dealings with the white men.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
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