About The Word Settler
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Settler
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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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