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Settler

Settler Meaning & Definition
Settler Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Settler?

[n] a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
[n] (British) a clerk in a betting shop who calculates the winnings
[n] a negotiator who settles disputes

Synonyms | Synonyms for Settler: colonist

Related Terms | Find terms related to Settler:

See Also | Anne Hutchinson | clerk | Edward Winslow | Endecott | Endicott | homesteader | Hutchinson | John Endecott | John Endicott | migrant | migrator | Miles Standish | Minnewit | Minuit | Myles Standish | negotiant | negotiator | nester | Peter Minnewit | Peter Minuit | Pilgrim | pioneer | Roger Williams | sourdough | squatter | Standish | treater | Williams | Winslow

Settler In Webster's Dictionary

\Set"tler\, n. 1. One who settles, becomes fixed, established, etc. 2. Especially, one who establishes himself in a new region or a colony; a colonist; a planter; as, the first settlers of New England. 3. That which settles or finishes; hence, a blow, etc., which settles or decides a contest. [Colloq.] 4. A vessel, as a tub, in which something, as pulverized ore suspended in a liquid, is allowed to settle.

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