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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Through direct and indirect exchanges with these communities, early settlers learned of Indigenous applications of sassafras and adopted them in their own preparations of medicinal teas and tonics from the root bark.
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Kari Traylor, JSTOR Daily, 30 Apr. 2026
Local history is also reflected in the design, with a Navy pilot (representing the former Naval Air Station Glenview); a member of the Kennicott family, the early settlers of The Grove; the Glenview Farmer’s Market; and a child riding in the 4th of July bike parade featured.
—Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
In another incident, a settler with a hammer in his hand kicks a worker.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
The previous design featured the state’s old seal on a blue background and received criticism for its resemblance to other similarly lackluster state flags, and for what some said was a glorification of the displacement of Native Americans by European settlers.
—Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
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Kari Traylor, JSTOR Daily, 30 Apr. 2026
Local history is also reflected in the design, with a Navy pilot (representing the former Naval Air Station Glenview); a member of the Kennicott family, the early settlers of The Grove; the Glenview Farmer’s Market; and a child riding in the 4th of July bike parade featured.
—Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
In another incident, a settler with a hammer in his hand kicks a worker.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
The previous design featured the state’s old seal on a blue background and received criticism for its resemblance to other similarly lackluster state flags, and for what some said was a glorification of the displacement of Native Americans by European settlers.
—Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
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 1 May. 2026.
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