settler
noun
set·tler
ˈse-tᵊl-ər 
ˈset-lər
1
: one that settles something
a settler of disputes
2
: someone who settles in a new region or colony
the first settlers of New England
Examples of settler in a Sentence
settlers learning to live in peace with the natives
in 1889 Jane Addams, in an effort to provide Chicago's latest wave of settlers with much-needed services, founded the city's first settlement house
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He's explicitly told Israel not to annex the West Bank, where a half-million Jewish settlers live on land Palestinians claim for a future state.
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Greg Myre, NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
Our origin story begins with ships — wooden hulls carrying settlers across the Atlantic to Jamestown in 1607 and Plymouth in 1620.
—Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
Rogers noted that the book argues that a central cause of the war was Anglo settlers’ determination to keep slaves in bondage after Mexico largely abolished it.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Perfect for history buffs, the village recreates what life was like for settlers in Salem during the 1600s.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
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Greg Myre, NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
Our origin story begins with ships — wooden hulls carrying settlers across the Atlantic to Jamestown in 1607 and Plymouth in 1620.
—Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
Rogers noted that the book argues that a central cause of the war was Anglo settlers’ determination to keep slaves in bondage after Mexico largely abolished it.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Perfect for history buffs, the village recreates what life was like for settlers in Salem during the 1600s.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for settler
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“Settler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/settler. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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